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There's Always a Woman

  • 19381938
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 21m
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Rita Hayworth, Mary Astor, Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, and Frances Drake in There's Always a Woman (1938)
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An investigator for the district attorney and his amateur-sleuth wife compete to solve a murder mystery.An investigator for the district attorney and his amateur-sleuth wife compete to solve a murder mystery.An investigator for the district attorney and his amateur-sleuth wife compete to solve a murder mystery.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
877
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    • Alexander Hall
  • Writers
    • Gladys Lehman(screen play)
    • Wilson Collison(story)
    • Philip Rapp(contributor to treatment)
  • Stars
    • Joan Blondell
    • Melvyn Douglas
    • Mary Astor
    • Alexander Hall
  • Writers
    • Gladys Lehman(screen play)
    • Wilson Collison(story)
    • Philip Rapp(contributor to treatment)
  • Stars
    • Joan Blondell
    • Melvyn Douglas
    • Mary Astor
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Joan Blondell and Melvyn Douglas in There's Always a Woman (1938)
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    Mary Astor and Joan Blondell in There's Always a Woman (1938)
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    Joan Blondell
    Joan Blondell
    • Sally Reardon
    Melvyn Douglas
    Melvyn Douglas
    • William 'Bill' Reardon
    Mary Astor
    Mary Astor
    • Lola Fraser
    Frances Drake
    Frances Drake
    • Anne Calhoun
    Jerome Cowan
    Jerome Cowan
    • Nick Shane
    Robert Paige
    Robert Paige
    • Jerry Marlowe
    Thurston Hall
    Thurston Hall
    • District Attorney
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • Mr. Ketterling
    Walter Kingsford
    Walter Kingsford
    • Grigson
    Lester Matthews
    Lester Matthews
    • Walter Fraser
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    • Bellhop
    • (uncredited)
    Wade Boteler
    Wade Boteler
    • Sam - Radio Car Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Skyline Club Dance Extra
    • (uncredited)
    William Burgess
    William Burgess
    • Rent Collector
    • (uncredited)
    Wyn Cahoon
    • Miss Jacobs - Reardon's Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Nell Craig
    Nell Craig
    • District Attorney's Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Gennaro Curci
    • Second Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    George Davis
    George Davis
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
      • Alexander Hall
    • Writers
      • Gladys Lehman(screen play)
      • Wilson Collison(story)
      • Philip Rapp(contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      As originally shot, the script contained a sizable role for Rita Hayworth. When, however, it was decided that this film was to be the first of a series, the studio eliminated Hayworth's role rather than have a third major character who, like Joan Blondell and Melvyn Douglas, would be committed to the series. In any event, Blondell withdrew from the planned series, and all but three seconds of Hayworth's role landed on the cutting-room floor. She speaks two words on-screen and 5 words on an intercom off-screen.
    • Goofs
      Near the end, the dispatcher reads the wanted person alert for Mrs. Reardon. He states her complexion as blonde, which is a hair color, not a complexion.
    • Quotes

      Sally Reardon: You mean, no wine?

      William 'Bill' Reardon: That's what I mean. No wine.

      Sally Reardon: Not even a tennie-wennie-itsy-bitsy?

      William 'Bill' Reardon: Not even a tennie-wennie-itsy-bitsy.

      Sally Reardon: You mean, no wine?

      William 'Bill' Reardon: Yeah, that's it, no wine.

      Sally Reardon: Religious scruples?

      William 'Bill' Reardon: No. No, just mathematics. Filet mignon: $3.50. Strawberry parfait 75 cents. Six martinis.

      Sally Reardon: I only had three.

      William 'Bill' Reardon: They're charging me for mine too, you know. And all I've got in my pocket is a 20 dollar bill. Em, you don't happen to have a couple of dollars in your purse, do you?

      Sally Reardon: Money? Why didn't you say so.

    • Connections
      Followed by There's That Woman Again (1938)
    • Soundtracks
      The Stars and Stripes Forever
      (1896) (uncredited)
      Written by John Philip Sousa
      Played on a radio

    User reviews23

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    6/10
    Breezy screwball comedy/mystery should delight Blondell/Douglas fans...
    Despite thin comedy material, JOAN BLONDELL and MELVYN DOUGLAS give their all to the interplay between the detective husband and snoopy wife routine in this fast-moving comedy/mystery. Douglas is a detective badly in need of clients when MARY ASTOR pops into his office while he's away and tells her story to Blondell about keeping tabs on an unfaithful husband.

    MARY ASTOR, JEROME COWAN and ROBERT PAIGE are the chief suspects when the man is killed, but the accent throughout is on comedy rather than solution of the crime. What matters is that the comedy is breezy and stylish in the Blondell/Douglas manner with both of them at the top of their form. Revelaton of the murderer comes as no big surprise.

    Trivia note: RITA HAYWORTH has a fleeting moment as a secretary, unbilled in the credits. Blink and you may miss her one line and quick exit.
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    • May 3, 2007

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 1938 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Columbia Pictures
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    • 1 hour 21 minutes
      • Black and White

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