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Initial DVD release
  
June 13, 2006

Country
  
United States

6.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Biography, Drama, Musical

Duration
  

Language
  
English

The Dolly Sisters (film) movie poster

Release date
  
November 14, 1945

Writer
  
John Larkin, Marian Spitzer

Cast
  
(Yansci 'Jenny' Dolly), (Harry Fox), (Roszika 'Rosie' Dolly)

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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, Hungarian-born entertainers. It starred Betty Grable as Jenny, June Haver as Rosie and John Payne as Harry Fox.

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Plot

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In 1904, Uncle Latsie (S. Z. Sakall) comes to New York from Hungary with two little nieces, Jenny (Grable) and Rosie (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 (Payne). Jenny falls in love with him.

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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.

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Rosie is secretly engaged to her American boyfriend, 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.

Cast

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  • Betty Grable as Yansci "Jenny" Dolly
  • John Payne as Harry Fox
  • June Haver as Rozsika "Rosie" Dolly
  • S. Z. Sakall as Uncle "Latsie" (a nickname for László)
  • Reginald Gardiner as Tony, Duke of Breck
  • Frank Latimore as Irving Netcher
  • Gene Sheldon as Professor Winnup, seal trainer
  • Sig Ruman as Ignatz Tsimmis
  • Trudy Marshall as Lenora Baldwin
  • Reception

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    The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

  • 2006: AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals – Nominated
  • References

    The Dolly Sisters (film) Wikipedia
    The Dolly Sisters (film) IMDb The Dolly Sisters (film) themoviedb.org