The Sisters (1938)

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The Sisters is a 1938 American drama film produced and directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Errol Flynn and Bette Davis. The screenplay by Milton Krims is based on the 1937 novel of the same title by Myron Brinig.

Production

In May 1937, Miriam Hopkins and Kay Francis were originally announced as female stars. In December 1937 Warners announced the film would be made the following year from a script by Milton Krims. Producer David Lewis wrote "when I took over the film it had been intended for a less important cast, but as the project developed, Warner and Wallis began to take some interest in it."

In April 1938 Irene Dunne was announced for the lead. By this stage Anatole Litvak was attached to direct and Jane Bryan was to play one of the sisters.

Then in May, Warners said that Dunne had been replaced by Bette Davis. Following Jezebel, Bette Davis was dismayed to be assigned to Comet Over Broadway, a melodrama in which she would portray a Broadway actress who sacrifices her career to care for her ne'er-do-well husband when he is released from prison.

Davis opted to go on suspension and remained on suspension when the studio offered her Garden of the Moon, a Busby Berkeley musical, instead. "I was on suspension for a good part of the year following Jezebel. So much wasted time at a time when I felt my career could from then on become a truly successful one... It took a lot of courage to go on suspension. One received no salary...

After Irene Dunne declined the role of Louise in The Sisters, Davis was offered it and accepted. The script had originally been purchased for Kay Francis, but was shelved when the studio decided to relegate her to B movies for the remainder of her contract. Davis said, "I was delighted with this part because it was a change of pace... I was always challenged by a new type of person to play."

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