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

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