Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston

112 mins | Comedy, Music | June 6, 1946

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.

Two Sisters from Boston

112 mins | Comedy, Music | June 6, 1946

Two Sisters from Boston
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Two Sisters from Boston
Directors Henry Koster
Writers Myles Connolly

Cast

Kathryn Grayson

as Abigail Chandler

June Allyson

as Martha Canford Chandler

Lauritz Melchior

as Olstrom

Jimmy Durante

as 'Spike'

Peter Lawford

as Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Jr.

Ben Blue

as Wrigley

Isobel Elsom

as Aunt Jennifer

Harry Hayden

as Uncle Jonathan

Thurston Hall

as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.

Nella Walker

as Mrs. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.

Gino Corrado

as Ossifish

Marion Ackerson

as Bowery Chorine (uncredited)

Ed Agresti

as Opera Cast Member (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

as Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)

Mariska Aldrich

as Russian Opera Team Member (uncredited)

Gloria Alvord

as Bowery Chorine (uncredited)

Jessie Arnold

as Maid at Tea Party (uncredited)

Martha Bamattre

as Opera Singer (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Vince Barnett

as Singing Waiter (uncredited)

Boyd Bennett

as Photographer (uncredited)

John Berkes

as Ticket Man (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

as Maid (uncredited)

Audrey Betz

as Madame Grenadi (uncredited)

Ted Billings

as Golden Rooster Patron (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Madge Blake

as Opera Chorus Member (uncredited)

Symona Boniface

as Opera Cast Member (uncredited)

Lionel Braham

as Opera Singer (uncredited)

Mario Bramucci

as Opera Cast Member (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

as Bowery Show Spectator (uncredited)

Judy Brent

as Bowery Chorine (uncredited)

Ralph Brooke

as Messenger (uncredited)

Roy Butler

as Guest (uncredited)

George Calliga

as Opera Cast Member / Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Ann Cameron

as Bowery Chorine (uncredited)

George M. Carleton

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Adriana Caselotti

as Opera Singer (uncredited)

Maurice Cass

as Music Master (uncredited)

Nora Cecil

as Mrs. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

as Greek Professor (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

as Lab Assistant (uncredited)

Ruth Cherrington

as Opera Singer (uncredited)

Chester Clute

as George - Opera Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Chester Conklin

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

as Grandpa Chandler (uncredited)

Tex Cooper

as Saloon Patron (uncredited)

Franco Corsaro

as Assistant Stage Director (uncredited)

Peter Cusanelli

as Fat Professor (uncredited)

Marjorie Davis

as Louise (uncredited)

Bryn Davis

as Fat Woman (uncredited)

George Davis

as Kitchen Worker (uncredited)

Dona Dax

as Bowery Chorine (uncredited)

Daniel De Jonghe

as Opera Cast Member (uncredited)

Jack Deery

as General in Opera (uncredited)

Patricia Denise

as Bowery Chorine (uncredited)

Carrie Devan

as Bowery Chorine (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

as Opera Cast Member (uncredited)

Helen Eby-Rock

as Woman in Gallery (uncredited)

Sheila Egan

as Bowery Chorine (uncredited)

Virginia S. Ellsworth

as Bowery Chorine (uncredited)

Virginia Engels

as Big Blonde (uncredited)

Antonio Filauri

as Italian Opera Singer (uncredited)

James Finlayson

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Opera Singer (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

as Recording Technician (uncredited)

Jack George

as Timid Composer (uncredited)

John George

as Man Operating Winking-Eye Poster (uncredited)

Rudy Germane

as Court Marshall (uncredited)

Clemence Gifford

as Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant

as Spectator with Binoculars (uncredited)

William E. Green

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Bobby Hale

as Bowery Show Spectator (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Opera Patron (uncredited)

Eddie Jackson

as Singing Waiter (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Johnson

as Opera Singer (uncredited)

Richard Kean

as Choreographer (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

as Guest at Tea / Recital (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

as Opera Patron (uncredited)

Marina Koshetz

as Innkeeper's Daughter (uncredited)

Effie Laird

as Emma (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt

as Singing Waiter (uncredited)

Jerry Lee

as Fat Woman in Chorus (uncredited)

Tom Leffingwell

as Priest in Opera (uncredited)

Frank Leigh

as Cardinal in Opera (uncredited)

Ben Lessy

as Rogetto - Olstrom's Valet (uncredited)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

as Drexel - Sleeping Man on Stage (uncredited)

James Logan

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Kate MacKenna

as Old Flower Woman (uncredited)

George Mann

as Tall Assistant (uncredited)

Matt Mattox

as Dancer (uncredited)

Ann McCormack

as Chorine (uncredited)

Mathew McCue

as Bowery Show Spectator (uncredited)

Pat McKee

as Bartender (uncredited)

Robert Milasch

as Bowery Show Spectator (uncredited)

Dorothy Neumann

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Mayo Newhall

as Greek Professor (uncredited)

Paul Newlan

as Eddie - Stagehand (uncredited)

Skeets Noyes

as Other Man (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

as Recording Lab Assistant (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

as Usher (uncredited)

Jetsy Parker

as Bowery Chorine (uncredited)

John Piffle

as Opera Singer (uncredited)

Tom Pilkington

as Lab Assistant (uncredited)

Eddie Polo

as Waiter (uncredited)

Charles Previn

as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

Eva Puig

as Maria - Hairdresser (uncredited)

Emil Rameau

as Nervous Conductor (uncredited)

Charles Regan

as Bouncer (uncredited)

Waclaw Rekwart

as Opera Patron (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

as Bouncer at The Golden Rooster (uncredited)

Jack Roth

as Singing Waiter (uncredited)

Tim Ryan

as Mr. Dibson (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)

Mabel Smaney

as Opera Singer (uncredited)

Dina Smirnova

as Opera Cast Member (uncredited)

Agnes Steele

as Opera Singer (uncredited)

Betsy Stoddard

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Grady Sutton

as Recital Guest (uncredited)

George Suzanne

as Man in Booth (uncredited)

Lee Sweetland

as Opera Singer (uncredited)

Henry Sylvester

as Lab Assistant (uncredited)

Tom Tamarez

as Opera Cast Member (uncredited)

Andrew Tombes

as Recording Session Director (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

as Porter (uncredited)

Gladys Turney

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Michael Visaroff

as Russian Opera Team Member (uncredited)

Percival Vivian

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Marek Windheim

as Stage Director (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

as Hugo Tinkerfield (uncredited)

Katherine Yorke

as Flirt (uncredited)