The Women (1939)
| Release Date | 01 September 1939 |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | The Female Of The Species . . . when the men aren't watching ! |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White, Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Ensemble Film, Sophisticated Comedy, Film a Clef |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Strictly Speaking |
| Themes | Crumbling Marriages, Women's Friendship |
| Tones | Talky, Witty, Stylish, Biting |
| Tags | Battle Of The Sexes, Betrayal, Divorce, Extramarital Affair, Friendship, Gossip, Manicurist, Marriage, Perfume, Revenge, Rival, Showgirl, Songwriter |
The Women is a 1939 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor. The film is based on Claire Boothe Luce's play of the same name, and was adapted for the screen by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin, who had to make the film acceptable for the Production Code in order for it to be released.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Muriel Hutchison
Jane
Florence Nash
Nancy Blake
Mary Cecil
Maggie
Ruth Alder
Woman under sunlamp
Meeka Aldrich
Masseuse
Maude Allen
Cyclist
Effie Anderson
Nurse
Bunny Beatty
Debutante in powder room
May Beatty
Fat woman, Society woman
Wilda Bennett
Mrs. Carter
Joan Blair
Miss Atkins
Gladys Blake
Miss St. Claire
Marie Blake
Stockroom girl
May Boley
Mud mask
Frederika Brown
Head saleswoman
Veda Buckland
Woman
Aileen Carlyle
Miss Hicks
Dora Clement
Woman under sunlamp
Mabel Colcord
Woman getting massage
Beatrice Cole
Negligee model
Nell Craig
Nurse
Eva Dennison
Old girl
Estelle Etterre
Hairdresser #2
Nance Lee Ferrar
Edith Potter's daughter
Ruth Findlay
Pedicurist
Agnes Fraser
Debutante
Grace Goodall
Head saleswoman
Rita Gould
Dietician
Grayce Hampton
Dowager in powder room
Sibyl Harris
Fashion show commentator
Winifred Harris
Mrs. North, Society woman
Grace Hayle
Cyclist
Brenda Henderson
Mrs. Jones' daughter
Jany Hope
Edith Potter's daughter
Joey Hope
Edith Potter's daughter
Virginia Howell
Receptionist
Jane Isbell
Edith Potter's daughter
Alice Keating
Saleswoman
Carole Lee Kilbry
Theatrical child
Carole Lee Kirby
Theatrical child
Lucia LaCerte
Treatment girl
Lenita Lane
Mrs. Spencer's friend
Leila McIntyre
Woman with bundles
Janet McLeay
Girl in Shadowgraph, Glamour girl
Greta Meyer
Masseuse
Sue Moore
Masseuse
Gertrude Needham
Woman
Hattie Noel
Maid on train
Florence O'Brien
Euphie
Mimi Olivera
Manicurist
Blanche Payson
Masseuse
Edith Penn
Nurse
Hilda Plowright
Miss Fordyce
Catherine Proctor
Woman in cabinet
Isabel Randolph
Woman in cabinet
Renie Riano
Ugly saleswoman
Ruth Rickaby
Nurse
Clarice Sherry
Girl
Irene Shirley
Nurse
Gertrude Simpson
Stage mother
Ann Teeman
Makeup artist
Marjorie Wood
Sadie,
Director
Writer
Producer
Original Music
David Snell
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Edward Ward
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Cinematographer
Oliver T. Marsh
Editor
Robert Kern
Art Director
Set Decorator
Edwin B. Willis
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Jack D. Moore
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edward Woehler
assistant director
Art Department
Wade B. Rubottom
associate art director
Sound Department
Stunts
Donna Hall
riding double: Virginia Weidler
Stevie Meyers
riding double: Virginia Weidler
Audrey Scott
riding double: Norma Shearer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Other Crew
George King
dance teacher
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
MGM-International Dist.
,
Delphi Filmverleih Produktion
British Film Institute (BFI)
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video
,
Miscellaneous
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
play presented at
Max Gordon Plays & Pictures Corporation
movie made by arrangement with
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