Female (1933)

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Donald Henderson Clarke (story)
Gene Markey (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 November 1933 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engineer.

Plot Keywords:

Automobile Factory | Factory | Wise Crack | Picnic | Rubdown

Cast

Ruth Chatterton	...	Alison Drake
George Brent	...	Jim Thorne
Lois Wilson	...	Harriet Brown
Johnny Mack Brown	...	George P. Cooper
Ruth Donnelly	...	Miss Frothingham
Ferdinand Gottschalk	...	Pettigrew
Phillip Reed	...	Freddie Claybourne
Gavin Gordon	...	Briggs
Kenneth Thomson	...	Red, Alison's Dance Partner at Party
Huey White	...	Puggy, Alison's Chauffeur
Douglass Dumbrille	...	George Mumford (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Spencer Charters	...	Tom, a Doorman

Runtime:

60 min | Germany:58 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Ennis House - 2607 Glendower Avenue, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

William A. Wellman replaced the original director, William Dieterle, when Dieterle became ill. Michael Curtiz took over as director when Wellman had to start directing College Coach (1933).

Quotes:

Alison Drake: I know for some women, men are a household necessity; myself, I'd rather have a canary.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Show Me the Way To Go Home

Female President of an Automobile Company!

This is a wonderful movie! The Art Deco sets are great - especially Miss Drake's house. (High up in the entry hall there is a balcony with a live organist!). Here are some facts: The assembly line for the "Drake" automobile is actually footage of the assembly line for the 1932 Plymouth. That beautiful town car she travels in is a Cord L-29 (as it pulls away listen to that beautiful whine of the front-wheel-drive transmission). George Brent drive a 1929 Packard. (Guess my obsession!)