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The Women is a 1939 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor. The film is based on Clare Boothe Luce's 1936 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 for it to be released.
The Women (1939) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Based on Clare Boothe's hit Broadway play, The Women (1939) is about a group of bitchy, backbiting, Park Avenue Ladies Who Lunch...and dish...with disastrous results for the only one of them who's happily married. The entire cast — more than 130 speaking roles — is female.
Jane Murfin. Adaptation. Diane English. Screenplay. Clare Boothe Luce. Theatre Play. The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows.
As in the original, the film features an all-female cast, including Annette Bening, Jada Pinkett Smith, Eva Mendes and Debra Messing. Written and directed by TV veteran Diane English, who based ...
Sep 11, 2008 · George Cukor's 1939 version of "The Woman" remains a classic. It played like a convention of Hollywood's top female stars (Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine). This 2008 version also brings together stars, but in a way that illuminates a shift in the Hollywood sensibility.
Sep 12, 2008 · Overview. The story 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 finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man. Diane English. Director, Screenplay.
