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{{short description|1945 film by Irving Cummings}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = The Dolly Sisters
| name = The Dolly Sisters
| image = The Dolly Sisters.jpg
| image = The Dolly Sisters (film poster).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Theatrical poster
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Irving Cummings]]
| director = [[Irving Cummings]]
| producer = [[George Jessel (actor)|George Jessel]]
| producer = [[George Jessel (actor)|George Jessel]]
| writer = [[John Larkin (screenwriter)|John Francis Larkin]]<br>Marian Spitzer
| writer = [[John Larkin (screenwriter)|John Francis Larkin]]<br>[[Marian Spitzer]]
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Betty Grable]]<br>[[June Haver]]<br>[[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]]
| starring = [[Betty Grable]]<br>[[June Haver]]<br>[[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]]
| music = [[Alfred Newman (composer)|Alfred Newman]]<br>[[Cyril J. Mockridge]]<br>[[Charles E. Henderson]]<br>[[David Buttolph]]
| music = [[Alfred Newman (composer)|Alfred Newman]]<br>[[Cyril J. Mockridge]]<br>[[Charles E. Henderson]]<br>[[David Buttolph]]
| cinematography = Ernest Palmer
| cinematography = [[Ernest Palmer (American cinematographer)|Ernest Palmer]]
| editing = [[Barbara McLean]]
| editing = [[Barbara McLean]]
| distributor = [[20th Century Fox|Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation]]
| distributor = [[20th Century Fox]]
| released = {{Film date|1945|11|14|New York City|1946|02|01|Los Angeles<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.graumanschinese.org/1946.html |title=1946|website=graumanschinese.org |access-date=December 2, 2023}}</ref>}}
| released = {{Film date|1945|11|14}}
| runtime = 114 minutes
| runtime = 114 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| gross = $4 million (US/ Canada rentals) <ref>"All-Time Top Grossers", ''Variety'', 8 January 1964 p 69</ref><ref>https://archive.org/stream/variety163-1946-09#page/n180/mode/1up/search/%22top+grossers%22</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=WIZwZOz8LHsC&pg=PA212&lpg=PA212&dq=aubrey+solomon+20th+century+fox&source=bl&ots=FKmAn2szCi&sig=b7skIRQNZ1P88Dic6zd6VYPfHFU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUmaSf4t3NAhVRxWMKHb_lAFUQ6AEINDAF#v=onepage&q=aubrey%20solomon%2020th%20century%20fox&f=false Aubrey Solomon, ''Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History'' Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 221]</ref>
| gross = $4 million (US/ Canada rentals) <ref>"All-Time Top Grossers", ''Variety'', 8 January 1964 p 69</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/variety163-1946-09#page/n180/mode/1up/search/%22top+grossers%22|title=Variety (September 1946)|year=1946}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WIZwZOz8LHsC&dq=aubrey+solomon+20th+century+fox&pg=PA212 Aubrey Solomon, ''Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History'' Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 221]</ref>
}}
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==Plot==
==Plot==
In 1904, Uncle Latsie ([[S.Z. Sakall]]) comes to New York from [[Hungary]] with two little nieces, Jenny ([[Betty Grable]]) and Rosie ([[June Haver]]) who immediately take to cafe dancing. In 1912, they're still at it, but to pay Uncle's card debts they decide to go into vaudeville. They meet another up-and-coming act, singer Harry Fox ([[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]]). Jenny falls in love with him.
In 1904, Uncle Latsie comes to New York from [[Hungary]] with two little nieces, Jenny and Rosie who immediately take to cafe dancing. In 1912, they're still at it, but to pay Uncle's card debts they decide to go into vaudeville. They meet another up-and-coming act, singer Harry Fox. Jenny falls in love with him.


Harry struggles while the sisters' fame rises. Rosie is distrustful but Jenny dates him anyway. Harry sings to Jenny the latest song he has composed. A producer hears it and gives him the break he's been waiting for. Jenny and Harry get married but, just as success comes to Harry, war in Europe breaks out and he enlists.
Harry struggles while the sisters' fame rises. Rosie is distrustful but Jenny dates him anyway. Harry sings to Jenny the latest song he has composed. A producer hears it and gives him the break he's been waiting for. Jenny and Harry get married but, just as success comes to Harry, war in Europe breaks out and he enlists.
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Rosie persuades Jenny to take an engagement with the [[Folies Bergere]] in Paris. As they tour Europe and achieve more success and admirers, the war ends. Harry asks her to come home but Rosie asks her to stay with the show. Harry insinuates there should be a divorce. The Dolly sisters continue their tour of Europe, where Jenny takes to gambling and dates one of her wealthy suitors.
Rosie persuades Jenny to take an engagement with the [[Folies Bergere]] in Paris. As they tour Europe and achieve more success and admirers, the war ends. Harry asks her to come home but Rosie asks her to stay with the show. Harry insinuates there should be a divorce. The Dolly sisters continue their tour of Europe, where Jenny takes to gambling and dates one of her wealthy suitors.


Rosie is secretly engaged to her American boyfriend Irving Netcher ([[Frank Latimore]]), who owns department stores. Now she plans to leave the act but Jenny overhears this and decides to accept a marriage proposal. As they drive away from a party, Jenny is overwhelmed by memories of Harry and ends up crashing the car. Harry, who just got engaged to Leonora Baldwin ([[Trudy Marshall]]), shows his concern. After several months of recovering in a French hospital, Jenny returns to New York. During a benefit show, she and Rosie reunite as Dolly Sisters. Harry, who also performs, introduces Leonora, who realizes that Harry still loves Jenny and leaves the theater during Harry's act. On stage, Jenny and Rosie both join Harry to finish his number.
Rosie is secretly engaged to her American boyfriend Irving Netcher, who owns department stores. Now she plans to leave the act but Jenny overhears this and decides to accept a marriage proposal. As they drive away from a party, Jenny is overwhelmed by memories of Harry and ends up crashing the car. Harry, who just got engaged to Leonora Baldwin, shows his concern. After several months of recovering in a French hospital, Jenny returns to New York. During a benefit show, she and Rosie reunite as Dolly Sisters. Harry, who also performs, introduces Leonora, who realizes that Harry still loves Jenny and leaves the theater during Harry's act. On stage, Jenny and Rosie both join Harry to finish his number.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
{{div col|colwidth=23em}}
* [[Betty Grable]] as Yansci "Jenny" Dolly
* [[Betty Grable]] as Yansci "Jenny" Dolly
* [[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]] as [[Harry Fox]]
* [[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]] as [[Harry Fox]]
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* [[Gino Corrado]] as French Trainman
* [[Gino Corrado]] as French Trainman
* [[George Davis (actor)|George Davis]] as French Juggler
* [[George Davis (actor)|George Davis]] as French Juggler
* [[Cathy Downs]] as Ms. Mascara
* [[Cathy Downs]] as Miss Mascara
* [[Charles Evans (actor)|Charles Evans]] as Man
* Charles Evans as Man
* [[Betty Farrington]] as Mrs. Smith
* [[Betty Farrington]] as Mrs. Smith
* [[Frank Ferguson]] as Reporter at Boat Docking
* [[Frank Ferguson]] as Reporter at Boat Docking
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* [[Mildred Kornman]] as Lady in Booking Office
* [[Mildred Kornman]] as Lady in Booking Office
* [[Collette Lyons]] as Flo Daly
* [[Collette Lyons]] as Flo Daly
* [[J. Farrell MacDonald]] as Opera Stage Doorman
{{div col end}}
* [[Mae Marsh]] as Annie
* [[Vivian Mason]] as Gay 90s Glamour Girl
* [[Robert Middlemass]] as Oscar Hammerstein
* [[William Newell (actor)|William Newell]] as Bartender
* [[G. Raymond Nye]] as Tom
* [[George O'Hara (actor)|George O'Hara]] as Frank Tinny
* [[Frank Orth]] as Stage Manager at the Bijou
* [[Julius Tannen]] as Man
* [[Phil Tead]] as [[Speakeasy]] Patron
* [[Ricki Van Dusen]] as Mlle. Polaire
}}


==Reception==
==Reception==
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The film was nominated for the [[American Film Institute]]'s 2006 list [[AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/musicals_ballot.pdf |title= AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals Nominees |access-date=2016-08-13}}</ref>
The film is recognized by [[American Film Institute]] in these lists:
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* 2006: [[AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals]] – Nominated<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/musicals_ballot.pdf |title= AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals Nominees |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2016-08-13}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{tcmdb title|id=73364}}
* {{TCMDb title|id=73364}}
* {{IMDb title|0037651|The Dolly Sisters}}
* {{IMDb title|0037651}}
* {{amg movie|89704}}
* {{AFI film|id=24389}}
* {{AFI film|id=24389|title=The Dolly Sisters}}


{{Irving Cummings}}
{{Irving Cummings}}


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The Dolly Sisters
Theatrical poster
Directed byIrving Cummings
Written byJohn Francis Larkin
Marian Spitzer
Produced byGeorge Jessel
StarringBetty Grable
June Haver
John Payne
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Edited byBarbara McLean
Music byAlfred Newman
Cyril J. Mockridge
Charles E. Henderson
David Buttolph
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • November 14, 1945 (1945-11-14) (New York City)
  • February 1, 1946 (1946-02-01) (Los Angeles[1])
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4 million (US/ Canada rentals) [2][3][4]

The Dolly Sisters is a 1945 American Technicolor biographical film about the Dolly Sisters, identical twins who became famous as entertainers on Broadway and in Europe in the early years of the 20th century as Jennie and Rosie Dolly (Yansci and Roszika Deutsch), Hungarian-born entertainers. It starred Betty Grable as Jenny, June Haver as Rosie and John Payne as Harry Fox.

Plot

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In 1904, Uncle Latsie comes to New York from Hungary with two little nieces, Jenny and Rosie who immediately take to cafe dancing. In 1912, they're still at it, but to pay Uncle's card debts they decide to go into vaudeville. They meet another up-and-coming act, singer Harry Fox. Jenny falls in love with him.

Harry struggles while the sisters' fame rises. Rosie is distrustful but Jenny dates him anyway. Harry sings to Jenny the latest song he has composed. A producer hears it and gives him the break he's been waiting for. Jenny and Harry get married but, just as success comes to Harry, war in Europe breaks out and he enlists.

Rosie persuades Jenny to take an engagement with the Folies Bergere in Paris. As they tour Europe and achieve more success and admirers, the war ends. Harry asks her to come home but Rosie asks her to stay with the show. Harry insinuates there should be a divorce. The Dolly sisters continue their tour of Europe, where Jenny takes to gambling and dates one of her wealthy suitors.

Rosie is secretly engaged to her American boyfriend Irving Netcher, who owns department stores. Now she plans to leave the act but Jenny overhears this and decides to accept a marriage proposal. As they drive away from a party, Jenny is overwhelmed by memories of Harry and ends up crashing the car. Harry, who just got engaged to Leonora Baldwin, shows his concern. After several months of recovering in a French hospital, Jenny returns to New York. During a benefit show, she and Rosie reunite as Dolly Sisters. Harry, who also performs, introduces Leonora, who realizes that Harry still loves Jenny and leaves the theater during Harry's act. On stage, Jenny and Rosie both join Harry to finish his number.

Cast

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Reception

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The film was nominated for the American Film Institute's 2006 list AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "1946". graumanschinese.org. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 69
  3. ^ "Variety (September 1946)". 1946.
  4. ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 221
  5. ^ "AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-13.
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