Warner Bros.
Starring: Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson
Directed by: Vincent Sherman

Synopsis: Two sisters, Helen (Ida Lupino) and Katharine (Joan Leslie) have grown up poor in an industrial town.  Helen, driven by ambition to improve their lives, pushes her talented sister to marry a song and dance man (Jack Carson) in order to get a foothold on the stage and leave their small world behind.  But Helen’s ruthless tactics threaten to destroy any chance they may have for happiness.

Purr Blur: The beginning of the film is a compilation of newsreel and documentary footage taken in industrial and steel towns.  In one shot a couple is walking alongside a wall and briefly stop to pet a cat sitting high above them.

Final Mewsings: Cats have a hard time staying clean in a steel town.

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