United States / Jun 06, 1946 / NR
"Ladies an' Gents! The most inflammable damsels... the most terrific tenor... the most colossol schnozzle ...ever!"
1h 52min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Martha comes for a visit, Abigail tries to hide the truth from her.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Harry Hayden | Uncle Jonathan |
| Thurston Hall | Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr. |
| Nella Walker | Mrs. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr. |
| Gino Corrado | Ossifish |
| Marion Ackerson | Bowery Chorine (uncredited) |
| Ed Agresti | Opera Cast Member (uncredited) |
| Erville Alderson | Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited) |
| Mariska Aldrich | Russian Opera Team Member (uncredited) |
| Gloria Alvord | Bowery Chorine (uncredited) |
| Jessie Arnold | Maid at Tea Party (uncredited) |
| Martha Bamattre | Opera Singer (uncredited) |
| Bobby Barber | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Vince Barnett | Singing Waiter (uncredited) |
| Boyd Bennett | Photographer (uncredited) |
| John Berkes | Ticket Man (uncredited) |
| Margaret Bert | Maid (uncredited) |
| Audrey Betz | Madame Grenadi (uncredited) |
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| Ted Billings | Golden Rooster Patron (uncredited) |
| Barbara Billingsley | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Madge Blake | Opera Chorus Member (uncredited) |
| Symona Boniface | Opera Cast Member (uncredited) |
| Lionel Braham | Opera Singer (uncredited) |
| Mario Bramucci | Opera Cast Member (uncredited) |
| Chet Brandenburg | Bowery Show Spectator (uncredited) |
| Judy Brent | Bowery Chorine (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooke | Messenger (uncredited) |
| Roy Butler | Guest (uncredited) |
| George Calliga | Opera Cast Member / Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) |
| Ann Cameron | Bowery Chorine (uncredited) |
| George M. Carleton | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Adriana Caselotti | Opera Singer (uncredited) |
| Maurice Cass | Music Master (uncredited) |
| Nora Cecil | Mrs. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited) |
| Wheaton Chambers | Greek Professor (uncredited) |
| Jack Chefe | Lab Assistant (uncredited) |
| Ruth Cherrington | Opera Singer (uncredited) |
| Chester Clute | George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited) |
| Chester Conklin | Street Cleaner (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Conlin | Grandpa Chandler (uncredited) |
| Tex Cooper | Saloon Patron (uncredited) |
| Franco Corsaro | Assistant Stage Director (uncredited) |
| Peter Cusanelli | Fat Professor (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Davis | Louise (uncredited) |
| Bryn Davis | Fat Woman (uncredited) |
| George Davis | Kitchen Worker (uncredited) |
| Dona Dax | Bowery Chorine (uncredited) |
| Daniel de Jonghe | Opera Cast Member (uncredited) |
| Jack Deery | General in Opera (uncredited) |
| Patricia Denise | Bowery Chorine (uncredited) |
| Carrie Devan | Bowery Chorine (uncredited) |
| Helen Dickson | Opera Cast Member (uncredited) |
| Helen Eby-Rock | Woman in Gallery (uncredited) |
| Sheila Egan | Bowery Chorine (uncredited) |
| Virginia S. Ellsworth | Bowery Chorine (uncredited) |
| Virginia Engels | Big Blonde (uncredited) |
| Antonio Filauri | Italian Opera Singer (uncredited) |
| James Finlayson | Street Cleaner (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Opera Singer (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | Recording Technician (uncredited) |
| Jack George | Timid Composer (uncredited) |
| John George | Man Operating Winking-Eye Poster (uncredited) |
| Rudy Germane | Court Marshall (uncredited) |
| Clemence Gifford | Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited) |
| A. Cameron Grant | Spectator with Binoculars (uncredited) |
| William E. Green | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Frank Hagney | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Bobby Hale | Bowery Show Spectator (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Opera Patron (uncredited) |
| Eddie Jackson | Singing Waiter (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Jett | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Frank Johnson | Opera Singer (uncredited) |
| Richard Kean | Choreographer (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Guest at Tea / Recital (uncredited) |
| Colin Kenny | Opera Patron (uncredited) |
| Marina Koshetz | Innkeeper's Daughter (uncredited) |
| Effie Laird | Emma (uncredited) |
| Norman Leavitt | Singing Waiter (uncredited) |
| Jerry Lee | Fat Woman in Chorus (uncredited) |
| Tom Leffingwell | Priest in Opera (uncredited) |
| Frank Leigh | Cardinal in Opera (uncredited) |
| Ben Lessy | Rogetto - Olstrom's Valet (uncredited) |
| Jack 'Tiny' Lipson | Drexel - Sleeping Man on Stage (uncredited) |
| James Logan | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Kate MacKenna | Old Flower Woman (uncredited) |
| George Mann | Tall Assistant (uncredited) |
| Matt Mattox | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ann McCormack | Chorine (uncredited) |
| Mathew McCue | Bowery Show Spectator (uncredited) |
| Pat McKee | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Robert Milasch | Bowery Show Spectator (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Neumann | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Mayo Newhall | Greek Professor (uncredited) |
| Paul Newlan | Eddie - Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Skeets Noyes | Other Man (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited) |
| Broderick O'Farrell | Usher (uncredited) |
| Jetsy Parker | Bowery Chorine (uncredited) |
| John Piffle | Opera Singer (uncredited) |
| Tom Pilkington | Lab Assistant (uncredited) |
| Eddie Polo | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Charles Previn | Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) |
| Eva Puig | Maria - Hairdresser (uncredited) |
| Emil Rameau | Nervous Conductor (uncredited) |
| Charles Regan | Bouncer (uncredited) |
| Waclaw Rekwart | Opera Patron (uncredited) |
| Dewey Robinson | Bouncer at The Golden Rooster (uncredited) |
| Jack Roth | Singing Waiter (uncredited) |
| Tim Ryan | Mr. Dibson (uncredited) |
| Ralph Sanford | Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited) |
| Mabel Smaney | Opera Singer (uncredited) |
| Dina Smirnova | Opera Cast Member (uncredited) |
| Agnes Steele | Opera Singer (uncredited) |
| Betsy Stoddard | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Grady Sutton | Recital Guest (uncredited) |
| George Suzanne | Man in Booth (uncredited) |
| Lee Sweetland | Opera Singer (uncredited) |
| Henry Sylvester | Lab Assistant (uncredited) |
| Tom Tamarez | Opera Cast Member (uncredited) |
| Andrew Tombes | Recording Session Director (uncredited) |
| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | Porter (uncredited) |
| Gladys Turney | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Michael Visaroff | Russian Opera Team Member (uncredited) |
| Percival Vivian | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Marek Windheim | Stage Director (uncredited) |
| Wilson Wood | Hugo Tinkerfield (uncredited) |
| Katherine Yorke | Flirt (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Two Sisters from Boston |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 6 giugno 1946 |
| Production | Joe Pasternak |
| Writer | Myles Connolly |
| Cinematography | Robert Surtees, A. Lindsley Lane |
| Assistant directors | Henry Koster |
| Camera operators | A. Lindsley Lane, Robert Surtees |
| Additional photography | Robert Surtees, A. Lindsley Lane |
| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Daniel B. Cathcart, Edwin B. Willis |
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| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Daniel B. Cathcart, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons, Daniel B. Cathcart |
| Music | Calvin Jackson, Conrad Salinger, George Stoll, Ralph Freed, Sammy Fain, Douglas Shearer |
| Sound | Ralph Freed, Sammy Fain, Douglas Shearer, Calvin Jackson, Conrad Salinger, George Stoll |
| Costume design | Irene, Fred Valles, Helen Rose, Sydney Guilaroff, Jack Dawn |
| Makeup | Jack Dawn, Irene, Fred Valles, Sydney Guilaroff, Helen Rose |
| Hairstyling | Sydney Guilaroff, Irene, Fred Valles, Helen Rose, Jack Dawn |
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