---
title: 'The Hard Way (1943)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vincent Sherman'
released: '1943-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hard-way-1943'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034828/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hard Way (1943)

1943 · 109 min · Drama, Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Hard Way is a 1943 Warner Bros. musical drama film starring Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson, Gladys George, and Faye Emerson. Directed by Vincent Sherman, it is based on a story by Irwin Shaw which was reportedly based on Ginger Rogers' relationship with her first husband Jack Pepper and her mother Lela.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vincent Sherman](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-sherman)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Viertel](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-viertel), [Daniel Fuchs](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-fuchs)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Heinz Eric Roemheld](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-eric-roemheld)
- **Producer:** [Jerry Wald](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-wald)
- **Director of Photography:** [James Wong Howe](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-wong-howe)
- **Editor:** [Thomas Pratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-pratt)

## Cast

- [William Forrest](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-forrest)
- [Edgar Dearing](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-dearing)
- [Eddie Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-kane)
- [Joan Woodbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-woodbury)
- [Brooks Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/brooks-benedict)
- [Philip Van Zandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-van-zandt)
- [Hank Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-mann)
- [Faye Emerson](https://cinepixo.com/people/faye-emerson)
- [Virginia Brissac](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-brissac)
- [Nestor Paiva](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-paiva)
- [Cyril Ring](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-ring)
- [Ray Montgomery](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-montgomery)
- [Lon McCallister](https://cinepixo.com/people/lon-mccallister)
- [Frances Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-morris)
- [Billy Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-curtis)

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