- Release Date: 1946
- Runtime: 114 min
- Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical, Romance
- Starring: Betty Grable, John Payne, June Haver, S.Z. Sakall ... see all
- Director: Irving Cummings
- Plot: In 1904, Uncle Latsie comes to New York from Hungary with two little nieces, who immediately take to cafe dancing. In 1912 they're still at it, but to pay Uncle's... Read more
User Reviews
A Couple Of Dolly Pops
Jun 04, 2008
bkoganbing - imdb.com
Jun 04, 2008bkoganbing - imdb.com
The Dolly Sisters is another of those nostalgic biographical film salutes to a pair of twin sisters from Hungary who became celebrated entertainers in those years before World War I and the Roaring Twenties. Both sisters had a few marriages... Full review
Sumptuous Fox musical
Dec 26, 2007
blanche-2 - imdb.com
Dec 26, 2007blanche-2 - imdb.com
Betty Grable and June Haver are "The Dolly Sisters" in this 1945 film also starring John Payne, S.Z. Sakall and Reginald Gardner. Grable enjoyed an unparalleled run - 10 years in a row - in the Hollywood top ten box... Full review
HellO, Dollys
Aug 03, 2007
writers_reign - imdb.com
Aug 03, 2007writers_reign - imdb.com
No one ever accused a Hollywood biopic of sticking slavishly to the facts and after beginning by blatantly casting two leggy blondes (Betty Grable, June Haver) to portray the real-life short, stocky brunette eponymous twins this biopic fits where it... Full review
Entertaining
Jul 24, 2005
Letty Lynton - imdb.com
Jul 24, 2005Letty Lynton - imdb.com
This movie was very entertaining with Many numbers that proved this movie great. They were cheerful and looking good in every move they made. they made this movie a classic and never forgotten. I remember the last scene when they... Full review
I'm always chasing rainbows....
Jul 22, 2005
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Jul 22, 2005jotix100 - imdb.com
This colorful musical directed with great style by Irving Cummings is a delightful way to spend some happy moments. This 1945 Fox film presents the life of two sisters that became a sensation in America at the beginning of the... Full review
Betty Grable & June Haver in a Joyous Fox musical
Jul 27, 2004
Kalaman - imdb.com
Jul 27, 2004Kalaman - imdb.com
"The Dolly Sisters" is Betty Grable and June Haver's most joyously tuneful musical, a gaudy, loud, exquisitely Technicolored extravaganza of songs, dancing, and romance, the kind of vacuous yet tasteful fluff 20th Century Fox did well with great success. The... Full review
Grables's Splashiest Technicolor Musical
Jul 14, 2003
MasterLcZ - imdb.com
Jul 14, 2003MasterLcZ - imdb.com
One of Betty Grables's biggest hits (it grossed over $4 million in 1945) THE DOLLY SISTERS stands as perhaps her splashiest and most lavish musical made at the summit of her career. Originally intended for Alice Faye and Betty, Faye... Full review
What a happy and tuneful movie
Oct 12, 2001
florriebbc - imdb.com
Oct 12, 2001florriebbc - imdb.com
I was 8 years old when I first saw this movie in 1945. I was so impressed with the blond beauty of both girls and to know that the Dolly Sisters were real people. June Haver and Betty Grable really... Full review
Grable and Payne are at their peak in entertaining show biz story...
Apr 22, 2001
Neil Doyle - imdb.com
Apr 22, 2001Neil Doyle - imdb.com
The real-life Dolly sisters were brunettes but that didn't stop Fox from pairing Bette Grable and June Haver as the famous duo, in addition to fictionalizing their rise to fame in vaudeville and the legit circuit. Nevertheless, this is a... Full review
Being honest with one's feelings is the only way to go!
Mar 13, 2001
HaroldWestcott - imdb.com
Mar 13, 2001HaroldWestcott - imdb.com
One of my favorite Betty Grable films, as this one is a musical comedy/drama. I think Betty put her all into the scene where she was driving the car and had the accident on the cliffs above the sea. She really... Full review
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The Dolly Sisters is the heavily Hollywoodized biopic of Jennie and Rosie Dolly, Hungarian-born entertainers who took Broadway by storm in the early 1900s. Betty Grable plays Jennie and June Haver plays Rosie; their uncle is the inevitable "funny foreigner"... ... Full Article


The Dolly Sisters
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