Woman Against Woman

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Woman Against Woman
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Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Screenplay by Edward Chodorov
Based onEnemy Territory
1937 story in Pictorial Review
by Margaret Culkin Banning
Produced byEdward Chodorov
Starring Herbert Marshall
Virginia Bruce
Mary Astor
Janet Beecher
Marjorie Rambeau
Cinematography Ray June
Edited byGeorge Boemler
Music by William Axt
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • June 24, 1938 (1938-06-24)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Woman Against Woman is a 1938 American drama film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Edward Chodorov. The film stars Herbert Marshall, Virginia Bruce, Mary Astor, Janet Beecher and Marjorie Rambeau. The film was released on June 24, 1938, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] [2]

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Plot

Unhappy in his marriage, attorney Stephen Holland (Herbert Marshall) decides to get a divorce from his pretentious wife Cynthia (Mary Astor), despite concern over how it will affect Ellen (Juanita Quigley), their young daughter.

Cynthia sets out to make her ex-husband's life miserable. She first deceives Stephen's mother into siding with her, Mrs. Holland suggesting that Stephen let the little girl remain solely in Cynthia's custody for a while. Stephen must leave on a work-related trip to Washington, D.C., so he reluctantly agrees.

At a reception for his friend Senator Kingsley (Joseph Crehan), he meets Maris Kent (Virginia Bruce) and becomes smitten. They are soon married and move back to Stephen's hometown, but Cynthia conspires to ruin their lives any way she can, even having friends snub Maris at the local country club.

Away with her daughter at a remote inn, Cynthia schemes to make Stephen abandon his wife by pretending that their daughter Ellen is seriously ill and needs him. Stephen's wife and mother decide to accompany him to the inn, where all three discover a carefree Cynthia dancing while Ellen is perfectly fine. Cynthia is revealed to all what kind of person she is.

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