The Gay Sisters (1942)

Fiona, Evelyn and Susanna are sisters. Their mother dies on the Lusitania, their father is killed in France, they must manage their Fifth Avenue mansion by themselves. Fiona marries Charles... See full summary »

Director:

Irving Rapper

Writers:

Lenore J. Coffee (screenplay), Stephen Longstreet (novel)

Stars:

Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Barbara Stanwyck	...	Fiona Gaylord
George Brent	...	Charles Barclay
Geraldine Fitzgerald	...	Evelyn Gaylord
Donald Crisp	...	Ralph Pedloch
Gig Young	...	Gig Young
Nancy Coleman	...	Susie Gaylord
Gene Lockhart	...	Herschell Gibbon
Larry Simms	...	Austin
Donald Woods	...	Penn Sutherland Gaylord
Grant Mitchell	...	Gilbert Wheeler
William T. Orr	...	Dick Tone
Anne Revere	...	Miss Ida Orner
Helene Thimig	...	Saskia (as Helen Thimig)
George Lessey	...	Judge Barrows
Charles Waldron	...	Mr. Van Rennseler (as Charles D. Waldron)

Storyline

Fiona, Evelyn and Susanna are sisters. Their mother dies on the Lusitania, their father is killed in France, they must manage their Fifth Avenue mansion by themselves. Fiona marries Charles Barclay in order to get an inheritance and he begins a campaign to obtain the mansion to level it for real estate development. She vows that this will never happen.

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Plot Keywords:

inheritance | will | real estate | lusitania | wine | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

As Três Herdeiras

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 23, 1942 with Barbara Stanwyck reprising her film role.

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Quotes

Charles Barkley: Why don't you use a little common sense?
Fiona Gaylord: I hate common sense, it's so common.

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Connections

Referenced in Death in Hollywood (1990)

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Soundtracks

"Perfidia"
(1939) (uncredited)
Music by Alberto Domínguez
Played on a record at Gig Young's place

User Reviews

Could Have Been Great

I have to agree with the majority of other reviews posted here. This film gets off to a cracking good start. So good that I wondered how they were going to keep up the strong pace. They didn't!

Now I know why I had not heard of this film before seeing it on TCM. Maybe Warners buried it early after release, yet it did display some 'crowd pleasing' attributes.

So confusing was this film, we had to stop and re-watch parts over to see if what 'seemed' to be happening, actually was!

Great cast, great production values, great cinematography, great music, but oh, that overly odd, quite unbelievably resolved story!