Based on the Clare Booth Luce play of the same name, this MGM comedy is famous for its all-female cast and deft direction by George Cukor. The plot centers on a group of gossipy high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily wedded Mary Haines (Norma Shearer) finds her marriage in trouble when shopgirl Crystal Allen (Joan Crawford) gets her hooks into Mary’s man. Naturally, this situation becomes the hot talk amongst Mary’s catty friends, especially the scandalmonger Sylvia Fowler (Rosalind Russell), who has little room to talk — she finds herself on a train to Reno and headed for divorce right after Mary. But with a bit of guts and daring, Mary snatches her man right back from Crystal’s clutches. Snappy, witty dialogue, much of it courtesy of veteran screenwriter Anita Loos, helps send this film’s humor over the top. So do the characterizations — Crawford is as venomous as they come, and this was Russell’s first chance to show what she could do as a comedienne. And don’t discount Shearer — her portrayal of good-girl Mary is never overpowered by these two far-flashier roles. The only part of The Women that misses is the fashion-show sequence. It was shot in color — an innovative idea in its day — but now both the concept and clothes are dreary and archaic. Do keep an eye on the supporting players, though, especially Mary Boland as the Countess DeLage. The role was based on a cafe society dame of that era, the Countess DiFrasso, who had a wild affair with Gary Cooper; that romance is satirized here., A comedy completely without men tells of the constant war between females, the gossip, the marriages and divorces., George Cukor’s biting social satire exposes the machinations that drive the war between women and men., Biting social satire exposing the machinations that drive the war between women and men. Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer and Rosalind Russell star., Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell enter the skirmish as Mary Haines, Crystal Allen and Sylvia Fowler-whose battlegrounds are the beauty parlor and fashion-show runway., An all-star, all-female cast is featured in an adaptation of the Clare Boothe Luce Broadway hit about a cabal of catty and chatty high-society women who chime in on the affairs of a loving wife and mother who’s dealing with an adulterous husband.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Women ” ?
A: The main cast includes Norma Shearer,Joan Crawford,Rosalind Russell,Joan Fontaine,Mary Boland,Paulette Goddard,Lucile Watson,Phyllis Povah,Florence Nash,Virginia Weidler,Ruth Hussey,Muriel Hutchison,Margaret Dumont,Dennis Moore,Mary Cecil,Marjorie Main,Esther Dale,Hedda Hopper,Mildred Shay,Priscilla Lawson,Estelle Etterre,Ann Morriss,Mary Beth Hughes,Marjorie Wood,Virginia Grey,Cora Witherspoon,Veda Buckland,Charlotte Treadway,Theresa Harris,Virginia Howell,Vera Vague,May Beatty,May Hale,Ruth Findlay,Charlotte Wynters,May Boley,Aileen Pringle,Florence Shirley,Judith Allen,Florence O’Brien,Hilda Plowright,Mariska Aldrich,Leila McIntyre,Dot Farley,Flora Finch,Dorothy Sebastian,Renie Riano,Grace Goodall,Lilian Bond,Winifred Harris,Gertrude Astor,Carolyn Hughes,Nell Craig,Grace Hayle,Maude Allen,Butterfly McQueen,Natalie Moorhead,Jo Ann Sayers,Carole Lee Kilby,Lita Chevret,Dora Clement,Ruth Alder,Blossom Rock,Dorothy Adams,Carol Hughes,Peggy Shannon,Josephine Whittell,Rita Gould,Gertrude Simpson,Dennie Moore,Lillian Bond,Betty Blythe,Edwin B. Willis,Joseph Ruttenberg,Oliver T. Marsh,Jane Murfin,Robert J. Kern,Anita Loos,Adrian,Clare Boothe Luce,Oliver Marsh,Cedric Gibbons,Wade B. Rubottom.
Q: When Did the “The Women” Released?
A: The Movie “The Women” originally aired on and released in the year of 1939.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Women” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Women” ?
A: “The Women” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
