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The Women

1939
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Exercise, Infidelity, New York City--Park Avenue, Dude ranches, Divorce, Nobility, Mothers and daughters, Reno (NV), Marriage, Singers

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Cast: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell
Director: George Cukor
Writer: Anita Loos, Jane Murfin
Cinematographer: Oliver T. Marsh, Joseph Ruttenberg
Editor: Robert J. Kern
Production Designers: Cedric Gibbons
Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.

The cast of THE WOMEN (1939) consisted of 135 female actresses and no men. Even the animals appearing in the film were female. In addition to its cast of famous sound film stars, the picture also boasted a large roster of silent film actresses, such as Maude Allen, Flora Finch and Nell Craig. Phyllis Povah reprised her Broadway role as “Edith” for this film… Learn more at the AFI Catalog  

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