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Writers:
J.M. Barrie (play)
Monckton Hoffe (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 October 1934 (USA) more
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Plot:
The story takes place in Scotland, where plain Maggie Wylie's family, fearing she may become a spinster... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Helen Hayes ... Maggie Wylie
Brian Aherne ... John Shand
Madge Evans ... Lady Sybil Tenterden
Lucile Watson ... La Contessa la Brierre
Dudley Digges ... James Wylie
Donald Crisp ... Mr. David Wylie
David Torrence ... Alick Wylie
Henry Stephenson ... Charles Venables
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Additional Details

Runtime:
89 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #318) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

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The play opened in London, England, UK on 3 September 1908 and on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 23 December 1908. The New York run lasted 198 performances and its cast included Maude Adams, Lumsden Hare and David Torrence, who is also in this film. There were 2 Broadway revivals, the last in 1947; Helen Hayes starred in the 1926 revival. more
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Mr. David Wylie: That's the way I like to hear you talk. A young Scotsman turned loose on the world with three hundred pounds. What could he not do? It's appalling to think of. Especially if he went among the English. more
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Version of What Every Woman Knows (1921) more
Soundtrack:
Loch Lomond more

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Unexpected gem, 14 March 2006
9/10
Author: PeterPangloss from United States

Helen Hayes never had great success in the movies, but this is the best of her film performances that I've seen so far. Her Scottish accent is convincing, she's charming, and she conveys Maggie's underlying strength with great subtlety.

Brian Aherne is charismatic as the young politician Maggie is attracted to; he allows us to see through his egotism to the vulnerability and insecurity just below the surface.

The beautiful and talented Madge Evans is fine in the "other woman" role. Supporting stalwarts Lucile Watson, Donald Crisp, Dudley Digges, David Torrence, and Henry Stephenson are all well-cast, and turn in wonderful performances.

I had no idea what to expect from this film, but I found it highly enjoyable, with gentle humor, light drama, and romance that won't send your blood sugar into orbit.

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