There's Always A Woman (1938)

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Capitalizing on the success of MGM's Thin Man series, virtually every major studio of the 1930s came up with its own husband-and-wife detective team. Columbia's entry was There's Always a Woman, starring Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell. Douglas and Blondell are the married proprietors of an… More Capitalizing on the success of MGM's Thin Man series, virtually every major studio of the 1930s came up with its own husband-and-wife detective team. Columbia's entry was There's Always a Woman, starring Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell. Douglas and Blondell are the married proprietors of an unsuccessful private eye. On the verge of quitting the business, Douglas is given a $300 retainer by Mary Astor for a seemingly simple trackdown job. Disinterested, Douglas turns the case over to his wife--but reenters the scene when a murder occurs. Rita Hayworth appears in a 30-second bit, cut down from a full supporting role when the picture threatened to run too long. There's Always a Woman was supposed to be the first of a Douglas/Blondell series, but that notion ended with the comparative failure of their next vehicle, There's That Woman Again (39). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.
Directed By: Alexander Hall
Genres: Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

In Theaters: Mar 19, 1938 Wide

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Mystery-comedy propelled by the bouncy Joan Blondell at her best, golden curls flopping about with every sudden movement. Melvyn Douglas makes a fine foil as her private detective husband who sorely wants his old job back with the D.A. after a bad run of luck with his own private… More
Mystery-comedy propelled by the bouncy Joan Blondell at her best, golden curls flopping about with every sudden movement. Melvyn Douglas makes a fine foil as her private detective husband who sorely wants his old job back with the D.A. after a bad run of luck with his own private agency. Becomes plot-heavy in the final third, bogging down an otherwise jolly whodunit.

Cast

            Joan Blondell as Sally Reardon

            Melvyn Douglas as Bill Reardon

            Mary Astor as Lola Fraser

            Frances Drake as Anne Calhoun

            Jerome Cowan as Nick Shane

            Robert Paige as Jerry Marlowe

            Thurston Hall as District Attorney

            Pierre Watkin as Mr. Ketterling

            Walter Kingsford as Grigson

            Lester Matthews as Walter Fraser

            William Benedict as Bellhop

            Wade Boteler as Sam

            Eddie Dunn
            
            Eddie Fetherstone as Photographer

            John Gallaudet as Reporter

            Bud Geary as District Attorney's Assistant

            Rita Hayworth as Mary

            Bud Jamison as Jim

            Robert Emmett Keane as City Editor

            Arthur Loft as Radio Patrolman

            George McKay as Cop

            Gene Morgan as Officer Fogarty

            Ted Oliver as Cop

            Lee Phelps as Police Broadcaster

            William Strauss as Rent Collector

            Marek Windheim as Head Waiter

            Tom Dugan as Detective Flannigan

            Joseph DeStefani as Cigar Stand Clerk

            George Davis as Waiter
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