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It's all about men! - The Women
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Title: The Women

Release Date: 1 Sep 1939

Runtime: 2h 13m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview: A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.091 (154 votes)

Cast

  • Mary Haines: Norma Shearer
  • Crystal Allen: Joan Crawford
  • Sylvia Fowler: Rosalind Russell
  • The Countess De Lave: Mary Boland
  • Miriam Aarons: Paulette Goddard
  • Peggy Day: Joan Fontaine
  • Mrs. Morehead: Lucile Watson
  • Edith Potter: Phyllis Povah
  • Little Mary: Virginia Weidler
  • Lucy: Marjorie Main
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