The Kid Sister (1945)
1945 · Feature film · 53 min · dir. Sam Newfield
HER BIG SISTER WORE THE ENGAGEMENT RING... But She Went On The Honeymoon!
- Comedy
- Crime
- Drama
Synopsis
Joan Hollingsworth is the younger sister of Ethel and their mother believes Ethel is entitles to all the advantages until she acquires a husband, but Joan thinks otherwise. Forbidden to attend a family dinner given for socialite J. Waldo Barnes, the latest entry in the matrimonial sweepstakes, Joan poses as the family maid in receiving the guests. When her mother discovers her ruse, Joan sneaks out of the house and accepts a ride from a man, a burglar casing the house who thinks Joan is one of…
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Details
- Director
- Sam Newfield
- Writer
- Fred Myton
- Composer
- Albert Glasser
- Cinematography
- James S. Brown Jr.
- Studio
- PRC
- Released
- 1945-02-06
- Running time
- 53 minutes
Cast & crew
Sam Newfield Director
Roger Pryor
Judy Clark
Frank Jenks
Constance Worth
Tom Dugan- Richard Byron
Minerva Urecal- Ruth Robinson
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Light entertainment · Kodachrome · 2010-10-04
This comedy is not quite a screwball comedy, but does not take itself too seriously. There are worse ways to kill 53 minutes. I like Roger Pryor and this story suits him perfectly. Judy Clark plays the part of an impetuous if dizzy young woman who stubbornly demands her way in a most polite fashion. I rate the movie with 3 stars overall and add an extra star because it is well paced, for a total of 4.
★★★★ · Quick moving little tale · kareneliot · 2010-06-29
I liked this one, it was fast and had a good story-line.
★★★ · Dialog, dialog, dialog! · picfixer · 2010-07-12
An entertaining quickie romantic comedy with a creepy element. A precocious teenager (Judy Clark) sets bait for her older sister's boyfriend (Roger Pryor), and lands him. Frank Jenks, as an unsuccessful house burglar, throws everything into confusion. The creepy element is the uncharismatic Pryor is too old for his role, giving this one the uncomfortable feel of a cradle-robbing. Judy Clark is appealing as the fast-talking teenage girl. However her dialog is seriously over-written, and at times a bit too worldly for her character to be believable. Nevertheless she is fun, and so is this…
