The Bad Sister

3/29/19311h 8m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The girl who wanted everything! ~

Overview:

Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the money and Marianne, later dumping her. Her sister Laura loves Dr. Lindley although she knows he loves Marianne. Marianne returns and marries a wealthy young man, and Lindley turns his love toward Laura.

Director:

Hobart Henley

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

con man
pre-code

Cast

Conrad Nagel

~ as ~

Dr. Dick Lindley

Sidney Fox

~ as ~

Marianne Madison

Bette Davis

~ as ~

Laura Madison

Humphrey Bogart

~ as ~

Valentine Corliss

Charles Winninger

~ as ~

Mr. Madison

Emma Dunn

~ as ~

Mrs. Madison

Zasu Pitts

~ as ~

Minnie

Slim Summerville

~ as ~

Sam

Bert Roach

~ as ~

Wade Trumbull

David Durand

~ as ~

Hedrick Madison

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
Sidney Fox ("Marianne") is the rather over-indulged daughter who falls for con-artist "Valentine Corliss" (Humphrey Bogart). When he manipulates her into forging her father's signature on a document endorsing his rather dodgy business venture, he absconds with the money raised from his life-long friends and colleagues and the girl - before abandoning the girl. Conrad Nagel ("Dr. Lindley") meantime has always had a soft spot for the spoiled girl even though he is loved from afar by her younger sister "Laura" (Bette Davis) so the deceit has a bit of a love triangle to it, too. It's an interesting example of both Davis (still only 23) and Bogart as youngsters learning their craft, and Fox is really the star - though her character is rather unattractive - with a gentle moral that offers little indication of just we ought to expect.