The Sainted Sisters is a 1948

1948 in film

The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Laurence Olivier's Hamlet becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :...

 comedy film starring Veronica Lake

Veronica Lake

Veronica Lake was an American film actress and pin-up model. She received both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her role in Sullivan's Travels and her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, and was well-known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle...

 and co-starring Joan Caulfield

Joan Caulfield

Joan Caulfield was an American actress and former fashion model. After being discovered by Broadway producers, she began a stage career in 1943 that eventually led to signing as an actress with Paramount Pictures....

, Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald was an Irish stage, film and television actor.-Life:He was born William Joseph Shields in Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland. He is the older brother of Irish actor Arthur Shields. He went to Skerry's College, Dublin, before going on to work in the civil service, while...

, George Reeves

George Reeves

George Reeves was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman....

, William Demarest

William Demarest

Carl William Demarest was an American character actor. He frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles.-Early life and career:...

 and Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi was an American actress.Bondi began her acting career as a young child in theater, and after establishing herself as a stage actress, she reprised her role in Street Scene for the 1931 film version...

. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...

 and is notable for being the last film Veronica Lake made under her contract with the studio.

Plot

After escaping New York City with the loot from a successful scam they pulled, sisters Letty and Jane Stanton decide to hide out in a small town in Maine close to the Canadian border. Robbie McCleary takes them in only to discover the large surplus of money mysteriously appearing. The girls reluctantly get involved in a charity program and unwittingly become the local celebrities of the town, something that causes a problem when their fame attracts attention outside the small town and the people affected by their previous scams begin to catch up with them.

Cast

• Veronica Lake
  Veronica Lake
  Veronica Lake was an American film actress and pin-up model. She received both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her role in Sullivan's Travels and her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, and was well-known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle...
  
   as Letty Stanton
• Joan Caulfield
  Joan Caulfield
  Joan Caulfield was an American actress and former fashion model. After being discovered by Broadway producers, she began a stage career in 1943 that eventually led to signing as an actress with Paramount Pictures....
  
   as Jane Stanton
• Barry Fitzgerald
  Barry Fitzgerald
  Barry Fitzgerald was an Irish stage, film and television actor.-Life:He was born William Joseph Shields in Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland. He is the older brother of Irish actor Arthur Shields. He went to Skerry's College, Dublin, before going on to work in the civil service, while...
  
   as Robbie McCleary
• George Reeves
  George Reeves
  George Reeves was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman....
  
   as Sam Stoakes
• William Demarest
  William Demarest
  Carl William Demarest was an American character actor. He frequently played crusty but good-hearted roles.-Early life and career:...
  
   as Vern Tewilliger
• Beulah Bondi
  Beulah Bondi
  Beulah Bondi was an American actress.Bondi began her acting career as a young child in theater, and after establishing herself as a stage actress, she reprised her role in Street Scene for the 1931 film version...
  
   as Hester Rivercomb
• Chill Wills
  Chill Wills
  Chill Theodore Wills was an American film actor, and a singer in the Avalon Boys Quartet.-Biography:Wills was born in Seagoville, Texas in 1902. He was a performer from early childhood, forming and leading the Avalon Boys singing group in the 1930s...
  
   as Will Twitchell
• Kathryn Card
  Kathryn Card
  Kathryn Card was an American radio, television and film actress who may be best remembered for her role as Mrs. McGillicuddy, Lucy's mother on I Love Lucy....
  
   as Martha Tewilliger
• Darryl Hickman
  Darryl Hickman
  Darryl Gerard Hickman is an American film and television actor, former television executive, and child star of the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:...
  
   as Jud Tewilliger
• Jimmy Hunt
  Jimmy Hunt
  Jimmy Hunt is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as David in Invaders from Mars . In the 1986 remake of the same film he plays the police chief.-Filmography:*The Mating of Millie...
  
   as David Frisbee
• Ray Walker as Abel Rivercomb
• Clancy Cooper
  Clancy Cooper
  Clancy Cooper was an American actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1938 and 1962.He was born in Boise, Idaho and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* The Secret Code...
  
   as Cal Frisbee
• Dorothy Adams
  Dorothy Adams
  Dorothy Adams was an American character actress. She was married to character actor Byron Foulger from 1921-1970. She was the mother of soap opera actress Rachel Ames...
  
   as Widow Davitt
• Hank Worden
  Hank Worden
  Hank Worden was an American cowboy-turned-character-actor who appeared in many Westerns.-Biography:...
  
   as Taub Beasley

Trivia

This was the last film Veronica Lake

Veronica Lake

Veronica Lake was an American film actress and pin-up model. She received both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her role in Sullivan's Travels and her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, and was well-known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle...

 made under her contract with Paramount

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...

. She had previously been one of their top stars throughout the early 1940's.

The Sainted Sisters also proved to be one of the last films George Reeves

George Reeves

George Reeves was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman....

 starred in before being offered the coveted part of Superman in the popular television show Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman (TV series)

Adventures of Superman is an American television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The show is the first television series to feature Superman and began filming in 1951 in California...

.