The Women (1939)

USA, 133 min
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Original title The Women
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
  • French
Swedish release 1940-01-22

Cast

Norma Shearer
Mrs. Stephen Haines, Mary

Joan Crawford
Crystal Allen

Rosalind Russell
Mrs. Howard Fowler, Sylvia

Mary Boland
grevinnan Flora De Lave

Paulette Goddard
Miriam Aarons

Joan Fontaine
Mrs. John Day, Peggy

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Titles

Original title
  • The Women
Swedish release title
  • Kvinnorna

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Orchestration
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Hair Stylist

Cast

Norma Shearer Mrs. Stephen Haines, Mary
Joan Crawford Crystal Allen
Rosalind Russell Mrs. Howard Fowler, Sylvia
Mary Boland grevinnan Flora De Lave
Paulette Goddard Miriam Aarons
Joan Fontaine Mrs. John Day, Peggy
Lucile Watson Mrs. Morehead
Phyllis Povah Mrs. Phelps Potter, Edith
Virginia Weidler lilla Mary
Marjorie Main Lucy
Virginia Grey Pat, exediten vid parfymdisken
Ruth Hussey Miss Watts, Stephen Haines sekreterare
Muriel Hutchison Jane, Marys hembiträde
Hedda Hopper Dolly DePuyster, kolumnist
Florence Nash Nancy Blake
Cora Witherspoon Mrs. Van Adams
Ann Morriss motionsinstruktör
Dennie Moore Olga, manikyrist
Mary Cecil Maggie, Marys kokerska
Mary Beth Hughes Miss Trimmerback
- Ej krediterade:
Esther Dale Ingrid
Butterfly McQueen Lulu
Theresa Harris Olive
Margaret Dumont Mrs. Wagstaff
Mildred Shay Helene, Crystals franska hembiträde
Priscilla Lawson första frisörskan
Estelle Etterre andra frisörskan
Marjorie Wood Sadie, äldre kvinna på damtoaletten
Virginia Howell receptionist
Barbara Jo Allen receptionist
Aileen Pringle expedit
Judith Allen korsettmodell
Mariska Aldrich sånglärare
May Beatty fetlagd kvinna / societetskvinna
May Boley kvinna med lerinpackning
Ruth Findlay pedikyrist
Charlotte Wynters Miss Batchelor
Florence Shirley Miss Archer
Florence O'Brien Euphie
Hilda Plowright Miss Fordyce
Jane Isabell Edith Potters dotter
Leni Lynn Edith Potters äldsta dotter
Nance Lee Farrar Edith Potters dotter
Jany Hope Edith Potters dotter
Joey Hope Edith Potters dotter
Leila McIntyre kvinnan med knyten
Dot Farley storvuxen kvinna
Flora Finch kvinna som knackar på fönstret
Dorothy Sebastian expedit
Renie Riano expedit
Alice Keating expedit
Grace Goodall chefsexpedit
Frederika Brown chefsexpedit
Wilda Bennett Mrs. Carter
Helene Millard kosmetikaexpedit
Irene Shirley sköterska
Effie Anderson sköterska
Nell Craig sköterska
Ruth Rickaby sköterska
Gertrude Astor sköterska
Edith Penn sköterska
Lilian Bond Mrs. Erskine
Rita Gould dietist
Josephine Whittell Mrs. Spencer
Lenita Lane Mrs. Spencers väninna
Ann Teeman sminkös
Aileen Carlyle Miss Hicks
Mary Anderson (as Bebe Anderson) ung flicka
Shirley Chambers flicka i badet
June Gittelson Mrs. Goldstein
Sue Moore massös
Greta Meyer massös
Meeka Aldrich massös
Blanche Payson massös
Gladys Blake Miss St. Claire
Gertrude Simpson teatermamma
Carole Lee Kirby teaterdotter
Mimi Olivera manikyrist
Mabel Colcord kvinna som får massage
Beryl Wallace kvinna i hytt
Catherine Proctor kvinna i hytt
Isabel Randolph kvinna i hytt
Winifred Harris Mrs. North / societetskvinna
Lita Chevret kvinna under sollampa
Dora Clement kvinna under sollampa
Ruth Alder kvinna under sollampa
Joan Blair Mrs. Atkins
Betty Blythe Mrs. South
Janet McLeay flicka i "skuggografen" (shadowgraph)
Agnes Fraser debutant
Mildred Coles debutant
Jo Ann Sayers debutant
Mary Young en farmor
Grace Hayle cyklist
Maude Allen cyklist
Dorothy Adams Miss Atkinson
Lucia LaCerte behandlingskvinna
Dorothy Appleby behandlingskvinna
Eva Dennison gammal flicka
Natalie Moorhead kvinna i modesalongen
Marie Blake flicka på lagret
Beatrice Cole negligémodell
Carol Hughes expedit i modesalongen
Suzanne Kaaren Tamara
Peggy Shannon Mrs. Jones
Brenda Henderson Mrs. Jones dotter
Hattie Noel tjänstekvinna på tåget
Grayce Hampton änkenåd på damtoaletten
Bunny Beatty debutant på damtoaletten
Virginia Pine glamour girl
Barbara Pepper tuff flicka
Sibyl Harris kommentator
Veda Buckland kvinna
Charlotte Treadway kvinna
Gertrude Needham kvinna

Companies

Production Company Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp., controlled by Loew's Inc.
Copyright Loew's Inc. 1939-08-25 (LP9088)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1940

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 60865
Date 1940-01-15
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3646 meters
Censored length 3221 meters
Notes Visningskopiorna nedklippta till 3350 m - 122 minuter och 3221 m - 118 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white + colour
Colour system Technicolor
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 133 min
Reels 14 reels
Dialogue
  • English
  • French
Textad
  • Swedish


Original work

Original title The Women (Play)
Author Clare Boothe Luce


Production location

1939-04-25 1939-07-07

Release dates

First showing 1939-09-01 USA 133 min
Release in Sweden 1940-01-22 Rigoletto Stockholm Sweden 118 min
TV showing 2018-02-15 TV8 Sweden
2018-03-12 TV8 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2020-08-29 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Behind the scenes prints 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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