Hello, Sister! (1933 film)

Hello, Sister!
Original film poster
Directed byNo director credit given
Erich von Stroheim
Raoul Walsh
Alfred L. Werker
Edwin Burke
Written byDawn Powell (play Walking Down Broadway)
Erich von Stroheim
Leonard Spigelgass
Maurine Dallas Watkins
Edwin Burke
Produced byWinfield R. Sheehan
Sol M. Wurtzel
StarringJames Dunn
ZaSu Pitts
Minna Gombell
Boots Mallory
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
Edited byFrank E. Hull
Music byArthur Lange
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • April 14, 1933 (1933-04-14)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hello, Sister! is a 1933 American pre-Code drama-romance film[1] produced by Fox Film Corporation. It was directed by Erich von Stroheim, Raoul Walsh, Alfred L. Werker, and Edwin Burke, although none of those directors are credited.[2] The film is a re-edited version of von Stroheim's now-lost film Walking Down Broadway.

The film stars James Dunn, ZaSu Pitts, Minna Gombell, and Boots Mallory. The story follows the relationship between an innocent, small-town boy and girl who are overmatched by the vastness and crudeness of New York City, but whose love overcomes both their surroundings and their friends' attempts to separate them. The theme of loneliness among singles and the practice of "picking up" strangers to satisfy sexual longing are also explored. Hello, Sister! was also thought to have been lost, until a print was found in the early 1970s.

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  2. ^ Stumpf 2010, p. 53.