They Were Sisters

Jul 2, 1945

1h 50m

★ 5.1

A dramatic and captivating account of the love story of three young girls and the intricacies of marriage.

Overview

The story of three sisters and the men they marry: one is happily married but childless, the second promiscuously escapes an unhappy, loveless marriage, and the third is tortured by the mental cruelties inflicted by a domineering husband.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Gainsborough Pictures

J. Arthur Rank Organisation

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Cast

Lucy Moore

Phyllis Calvert

Geoffrey Lee

James Mason

Terry Crawford

Hugh Sinclair

Vera Sargeant

Anne Crawford

William Moore

Peter Murray-Hill

Charlotte Lee

Dulcie Gray

Brian Sargeant

Barry Livesey

Margaret Lee

Pamela Mason

Judith

Ann Stephens

Sarah

Helen Stephens

Stephen

John Gilpin

John

Brian Nissen

Twelve-year old Theo plays for a local soccer club and has enough talent to eventually go pro. But his father has been on a self-destructive spiral ever since he started drinking and got divorced, and Theo feels powerless and anxious as he watches his dad slowly destroying his own life. But he refuses to give up on him. When a recruiter for a prestigious British club takes notice of him, Theo sees an opportunity to rekindle his father’s hope, but despite all his efforts he is not selected. So he decides to lie and say he was, hoping to make his father happy and proud. Theo’s dad is so overjoyed that he puts all his heart into helping his son prepare for “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” gradually regaining his taste for life and motivation for the future. Until the lie reaches unforeseen proportions and completely spins out of control. Thankfully, Theo’s little lie has already operated big change and generated so much hope, that life is able to get back on track. Only better!

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