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Naiset

Original title: The Women
  • 1939
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
14K
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Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and Norma Shearer in Naiset (1939)
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A study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women.A study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women.A study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women.

  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Clare Boothe Luce
    • Anita Loos
    • Jane Murfin
  • Stars
    • Norma Shearer
    • Joan Crawford
    • Rosalind Russell
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Clare Boothe Luce
      • Anita Loos
      • Jane Murfin
    • Stars
      • Norma Shearer
      • Joan Crawford
      • Rosalind Russell
    • 239User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell in Naiset (1939)
    Joan Crawford, George Cukor, Paulette Goddard, Mary Boland, Florence Nash, Phyllis Povah, Rosalind Russell, and Norma Shearer in Naiset (1939)
    Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell in Naiset (1939)
    Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and Norma Shearer in Naiset (1939)
    Joan Fontaine, Paulette Goddard, Mary Boland, Rosalind Russell, and Norma Shearer in Naiset (1939)
    Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and Norma Shearer in Naiset (1939)
    Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and Norma Shearer in Naiset (1939)
    Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and Norma Shearer in Naiset (1939)
    Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and Norma Shearer in Naiset (1939)
    Norma Shearer in Naiset (1939)
    Joan Crawford in Naiset (1939)
    Joan Crawford, Paulette Goddard, Phyllis Povah, Rosalind Russell, and Norma Shearer in Naiset (1939)

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    Norma Shearer
    Norma Shearer
    • Mrs. Stephen Haines (Mary)
    Joan Crawford
    Joan Crawford
    • Crystal Allen
    Rosalind Russell
    Rosalind Russell
    • Mrs. Howard Fowler (Sylvia)
    Mary Boland
    Mary Boland
    • The Countess De Lave (Flora)
    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Miriam Aarons
    Joan Fontaine
    Joan Fontaine
    • Mrs. John Day (Peggy)
    Lucile Watson
    Lucile Watson
    • Mrs. Morehead
    Phyllis Povah
    Phyllis Povah
    • Mrs. Phelps Potter (Edith)
    Virginia Weidler
    Virginia Weidler
    • Little Mary
    Marjorie Main
    Marjorie Main
    • Lucy
    Virginia Grey
    Virginia Grey
    • Pat
    Ruth Hussey
    Ruth Hussey
    • Miss Watts
    Muriel Hutchison
    Muriel Hutchison
    • Jane
    Hedda Hopper
    Hedda Hopper
    • Dolly DuPuyster
    Florence Nash
    Florence Nash
    • Nancy Blake
    Cora Witherspoon
    Cora Witherspoon
    • Mrs. Van Adams
    Ann Morriss
    Ann Morriss
    • Exercise Instructress
    Dennie Moore
    Dennie Moore
    • Olga
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Clare Boothe Luce
      • Anita Loos
      • Jane Murfin
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      There are more than 130 roles in this movie, all played by women. Phyllis Povah, Marjorie Main, Mary Cecil and Marjorie Wood originated their roles in the play, which opened September 7, 1937, and had 666 performances at New York City's Ethel Barrymore Theatre--a Broadway run which, unusually but quite proudly, is displayed in the movie's opening credits. No doubles were used in the fight sequence where Rosalind Russell bites Paulette Goddard. Despite the permanent scar resulting from the bite, the actresses remained friends.
    • Goofs
      The second model to enter for the fashion show is wearing a top with red spots (possibly strawberries) and a red skirt. After the cut she's wearing a top with red and blue stripes and a white skirt.
    • Quotes

      Crystal Allen: There's a name for you ladies, but it isn't used in high society... outside of a kennel. So long, ladies!

    • Crazy credits
      In the opening credits, before the photo images of the actresses are shown, their characters are revealed by images of various animals.
    • Alternate versions
      At the start of the Technicolor Adrian fashion show, the video and TV versions have traditionally shown a Technicolor stage in the middle of the screen surrounded by pure white (this always struck me as odd but I never thought too much about it). The original 1939 version of the scene shows the Technicolor stage surrounded by the rest of the room IN BLACK AND WHITE, using a stenciling process developed for (but ultimately unused in) Ihmemaa Oz (1939). Presumably, because the reel starts right BEFORE the transition, it was either too much trouble and expense to process the small bit of stray black and white footage for television (it would have to have been printed separately onto each release print in 1939)or, more likely, the footage has been lost. The new video and cable versions show Naiset (1939) in a reconstruction of the original version, with the Technicolor stage printed over a black and white still from later in the film. The image, as now presented, is much less jarring than the original video release. The fashion show was also shot in black and white, with the models interacting with the stars as they move throughout the boutique. After principal photography ended, MGM decided to re-shoot the fashion show in Technicolor (this color footage was not shot by George Cukor)and the models no longer interact with Norma Shearer, 'Rosalind Russell', etc. The original black and white footage, saved in the MGM vault, can now be seen as a special feature on the Warner DVD. Older television prints often showed the fashion show in black and white, but it was not this alternate footage, just the color sequence printed without its tints.
    • Connections
      Featured in From the Ends of the Earth (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Forevermore
      (1939) (uncredited)

      Music by Edward Ward

      Lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright

      Played at the end and sung by an offscreen chorus

    User reviews239

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    10/10
    Best of the Best!
    This, by far, is the greatest classic bitch film of all time. It can never be equaled. They tried, but failed, when trying to remake it a musical with a less than glamorous casting of the roles made famous by the all-star female cast of the original written by Clare Boothe Luce. George Cukor, the director, had his hands full with the likes of these dames of fame. Each, in their own right, could steal a scene if left up to them, and they tried. But Cukor, held tight to the reins and kept them all in line. The beginning credits were cleverly done with each star being represented by an animal. Norma Shearer, the doe; the delicious Joan Crawford, a tiger; Roz Russell a cat; Paulette Goddard, a fox; Marjorie Main, a mule; Joan Fontaine, a lamb.

    My favorite scenes were the fight scene with Goddard and Russell, bath scene with Crawford, and last scene when all THE WOMEN go at it at the ball. With wonderful, crisp dialogue, beautiful costumes designed by Adrian and a stellar cast, you can see the sparks fly in this all-time classic comedy of 1939.
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    • guil12
    • Nov 4, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Women
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,688,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,161
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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