Two Sisters from Boston(1946)
"Ladies an' Gents! The most inflammable damsels... the most terrific tenor... the most colossol schnozzle ...ever!"
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.
Movie: Two Sisters from Boston
Top 10 Billed Cast
Abigail Chandler
Martha Canford Chandler
Olstrom
'Spike'
Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Jr.
Wrigley
Aunt Jennifer
Uncle Jonathan
Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
Mrs. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
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