Ep 14: Barbara Stanwyck in The Gay Sisters (1942)

Barbara Stanwyck once told a reporter 'I hate whiners. You have to fight life and make it work for you'. When she yells blue murder at a man onscreen, it serves as an instant mood elevator and restores order to the universe. In The Gay Sisters, Stanwyck protects her sisters from a pack of men who wish to rob them of their land. Irving Rapper's picture blends comedy and drama for another standout picture in Stanwyck's long career. I close the episode with an excerpt from Victoria Wilson's extraordinary biography Steel True.