The Gay Sisters

1942
Approved
1h 50m

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6.6/10

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Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Nancy Coleman, and Geraldine Fitzgerald in The Gay Sisters (1942)

Three wealthy orphans attempt to defend their ownership of their family's property, but financial and romantic problems set in.

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Three wealthy orphans attempt to defend their ownership of their family's property, but financial and romantic problems set in.Three wealthy orphans attempt to defend their ownership of their family's property, but financial and romantic problems set in.Three wealthy orphans attempt to defend their ownership of their family's property, but financial and romantic problems set in.

Director
- Irving Rapper
Writers
- Lenore J. Coffee
- Stephen Longstreet
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

902

YOUR RATING

Director
- Irving Rapper
Writers
- Lenore J. Coffee
- Stephen Longstreet
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Videos1

Trailer 2:44

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Photos12

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Trivia
Gig Young was born Bryant Fleming but began his acting career under the name of "Byron Barr." However, when The Gay Sisters (1942) preview audiences expressed a liking for his character name ("Gig Young"), he decided to adopt that moniker.

Quotes
Charles Barclay: Fiona, I love you.
Fiona Gaylord: I hate you.
Charles Barclay: Wouldn't have me if I was the last man on earth, would you?
Fiona Gaylord: No.
Charles Barclay: Good, we can go somewhere from there. I was afraid you might have grown indifferent to me.

Connections
Referenced in Death in Hollywood (1990)

Soundtracks
Yankee Doodle
(ca. 1755) (uncredited)
Traditional music of English origin
In the score when war is declared

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The one with the strange title

In the case of 1942's The Gay Sisters, more is supposed to mean better. The mansion set and the very epic-like nature of the sisters' story lines signify that it is a top-grade project from a top-grade studio (Warner Brothers). Barbara Stanwyck, as the older sister, Fiona Gaylord, seems to be particularly tough. She is never really a soft-touch, except in those moments where she undergoes a severe script-sanctioned transformation. But I think she is at her most real in this film, and it is more true to her off-screen self. Like the character she plays, she was also orphaned; and also, like the character she plays, she had one son, so in many ways, this project is tailor-made for Stanwyck. It is a treat watching her, and if modern audiences can get over the title, they will discover a classic gem.