United States / Aug 29, 1939 / Los Angeles, California
It's all about men!
2h 13min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Phyllis Povah | Edith Potter |
| Virginia Weidler | Little Mary |
| Marjorie Main | Lucy |
| Virginia Grey | Pat |
| Ruth Hussey | Miss Wattson |
| Muriel Hutchison | Jane |
| Hedda Hopper | Dolly Dupuyster |
| Florence Nash | Nancy Blake |
| Cora Witherspoon | Mrs. Van Adams |
| Ann Morriss | Exercise Instructress |
| Dennie Moore | Olga |
| Mary Cecil | Maggie |
| Mary Beth Hughes | Miss Trimmerback |
| Dorothy Adams | Miss Atkinson (uncredited) |
| Ruth Alder | Woman Under Sunlamp (uncredited) |
| Mariska Aldrich | Singing Teacher (uncredited) |
| Meeka Aldrich | Masseuse (uncredited) |
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| Barbara Jo Allen | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Judith Allen | Corset Model (uncredited) |
| Maude Allen | Cyclist (uncredited) |
| Effie Anderson | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Mary Anderson | Young Girl (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Appleby | Treatment Girl (uncredited) |
| Diana Arden | Model in Fashion Show (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Astor | Mud Bath Nurse (uncredited) |
| Bunny Beatty | Debutante in Powder Room (uncredited) |
| May Beatty | Fat Woman / Society Woman (uncredited) |
| Wilda Bennett | Mrs. Carter (uncredited) |
| Joan Blair | Miss Atkins (uncredited) |
| Gladys Blake | Miss St. Claire (uncredited) |
| Marie Blake | Stockroom Girl (uncredited) |
| Betty Blythe | Mrs. South (uncredited) |
| May Boley | Mud Mask (uncredited) |
| Lilian Bond | Mrs. Erskine (uncredited) |
| Frederika Brown | Head Saleswoman (uncredited) |
| Veda Buckland | Woman (uncredited) |
| Aileen Carlyle | Miss Hicks (uncredited) |
| Lucia Carroll | Treatment Girl (uncredited) |
| Shirley Chambers | Girl in a Bath (uncredited) |
| Lita Chevret | Woman Under Sunlamp (uncredited) |
| Dora Clement | Woman Under Sunlamp (uncredited) |
| Mabel Colcord | Woman Getting Massage (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Cole | Negligee Model (uncredited) |
| Mildred Coles | Debutante (uncredited) |
| Nell Craig | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Esther Dale | Ingrid (uncredited) |
| Mary Dees | Girl (uncredited) |
| Eva Dennison | Old Girl (uncredited) |
| Estelle Etterre | Hairdresser #2 (uncredited) |
| Dot Farley | Large Woman (uncredited) |
| Nance Lee Ferrar | Edith Potter's Daughter (uncredited) |
| Flora Finch | Woman Window Tapper (uncredited) |
| Ruth Findlay | Pedicurist (uncredited) |
| Agnes Fraser | Debutante (uncredited) |
| June Gittelson | Mrs. Goldstein (uncredited) |
| Grace Goodall | Head Saleswoman (uncredited) |
| Rita Gould | Dietician (uncredited) |
| Grayce Hampton | Dowager in Powder Room (uncredited) |
| Sibyl Harris | Fashion Show Commentator (uncredited) |
| Theresa Harris | Olive (uncredited) |
| Winifred Harris | Mrs. North / Society Woman (uncredited) |
| Grace Hayle | Cyclist (uncredited) |
| Brenda Henderson | Mrs. Jones' Daughter (uncredited) |
| Jany Hope | Edith Potter's Daughter (uncredited) |
| Joey Hope | Edith Potter's Daughter (uncredited) |
| Virginia Howell | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Carol Hughes | Salesgirl at Modiste Salon (uncredited) |
| Jane Isbell | Edith Potter's Daughter (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Kaaren | Princess Mara (uncredited) |
| Alice Keating | Saleswoman (uncredited) |
| Carole Lee Kilbry | Theatrical Child (uncredited) |
| Carole Lee Kirby | Theatrical Child (uncredited) |
| Lenita Lane | Mrs. Spencer's Friend (uncredited) |
| Priscilla Lawson | Hairdresser #1 (uncredited) |
| Leni Lynn | Edith's Oldest Daughter (uncredited) |
| Leila McIntyre | Woman with Bundles (uncredited) |
| Janet McLeay | Girl in Shadowgraph / Glamour Girl (uncredited) |
| Butterfly McQueen | Lulu (uncredited) |
| Greta Meyer | Masseuse (uncredited) |
| Helene Millard | Cosmetic Saleswoman (uncredited) |
| Sue Moore | Masseuse (uncredited) |
| Natalie Moorhead | Woman at Modiste Salon (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Needham | Woman (uncredited) |
| Hattie Noel | Maid on Train (uncredited) |
| Florence O'Brien | Euphie (uncredited) |
| Mimi Olivera | Manicurist (uncredited) |
| Blanche Payson | Masseuse (uncredited) |
| Edith Penn | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Barbara Pepper | Tough Girl (uncredited) |
| Virginia Pine | Glamour Girl (uncredited) |
| Hilda Plowright | Miss Fordyce (uncredited) |
| Aileen Pringle | Miss Carter the Saleslady (uncredited) |
| Catherine Proctor | Woman in Cabinet (uncredited) |
| Isabel Randolph | Woman in Cabinet (uncredited) |
| Renie Riano | Ugly Saleswoman (uncredited) |
| Ruth Rickaby | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Jo Ann Sayers | Debutante (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Sebastian | Saleswoman Pat (uncredited) |
| Peggy Shannon | Mrs. Jones (uncredited) |
| Mildred Shay | Crystal's French Maid Helen (uncredited) |
| Clarice Sherry | Girl (uncredited) |
| Florence Shirley | Miss Archer (uncredited) |
| Irene Shirley | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Simpson | Stage Mother (uncredited) |
| Amzie Strickland | Glamour Girl (uncredited) |
| Ann Teeman | Makeup Artist (uncredited) |
| Terry | Fighting Dog at Beauty Shop (uncredited) |
| Charlotte Treadway | Companion Woman (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Tuttle | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Beryl Wallace | Woman in Cabinet (uncredited) |
| Josephine Whittell | Mrs. Spencer (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Wood | Sadie the Old Maid in Powder Room (uncredited) |
| Charlotte Wynters | Miss Batchelor (uncredited) |
| Mary Young | Grandma (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Women |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 1 settembre 1939 |
| Production | Hunt Stromberg |
| Writer | Anita Loos, Jane Murfin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Donald Ogden Stewart, Clare Boothe Luce |
| Editing | Robert Kern |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh, Joseph Ruttenberg, Laszlo Willinger |
| Assistant directors | Edward Woehler, George Cukor |
| Camera operators | Oliver T. Marsh, Joseph Ruttenberg, Laszlo Willinger |
| Additional photography | Oliver T. Marsh, Joseph Ruttenberg, Laszlo Willinger |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore, Wade B. Rubottom |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Wade B. Rubottom, Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore, Cedric Gibbons, Wade B. Rubottom |
| Stunts | Donna Hall, Audrey Scott |
| Music | David Snell, Edward Ward, George Bassman, Wally Heglin, Paul Marquardt, Charles Maxwell, Leonid Raab, Douglas Shearer, Arthur Schutt |
| Sound | David Snell, George Bassman, Wally Heglin, Paul Marquardt, Charles Maxwell, Leonid Raab, Edward Ward, Douglas Shearer, Arthur Schutt |
| Costume design | Adrian, Sydney Guilaroff, Eugene Joseff |
| Makeup | Sydney Guilaroff, Adrian, Eugene Joseff |
| Hairstyling | Sydney Guilaroff, Adrian, Eugene Joseff |
| Budget | 1.688.000 € |
| Revenue | 2.270.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Sep 01, 1939 / NR
Brazil / Feb 09, 1940 / L / IMDB
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