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Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Mary Boland, Paulette Goddard
Catty New York socialites gossip about a friend and her husband's girlfriend.
Id: 11001150
Lightning fast dialog. I couldn't catch it all in one viewing. Especially Russell, I don't think I've ever seen a character so high strung, clumsy, and crazy. Most of these women prove that high society does not necessarily mean high class! Great story and good acting for the...( read more)
What a great screen gem with some of the best stars of all time....Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Joan Fontaine, Rosalind Russell and more!! This was released from MGM (one of my all time fav studios) in a big year....1939 the year of Gone With The Wind, Wizard of Oz and more. Thi...( read more)
There is a lot of good acting here but wow...SO dated. It really makes you realize how far women have come in film.
This brilliant gem of a movie is filled with both hilarity and drama. Based on a play, it revolves around the lives of women and their affairs - both literally and figuratively (I will return to this in a moment). The primary focus here is the quick dialogue and sharp wit, like m...( read more)
Far superior to the dull recent remake, George Cukor's masterpiece is a rollercoaster ride of brilliant performances, one-liners and astounding and impractical frocks. The pace never lets up, and although Norma Shearer is outclassed and upstaged at every point by Rosalind Russell...( read more)
This flick is so catty and glamorous, a great view of the era, but gossip and infidelity, no matter what year it is, can be brutal. A rare film for the day with an all woman cast.
The Women was the quintessential chick flick. It just wasn't my cup of tea. Very female-oriented.
Talk About Cat Fights...This movie wrote the book on catfights between women
