Women Are Like That (1938 film)

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Women Are Like That
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Directed by Stanley Logan
Screenplay by Horace Jackson
Based onReturn from Limbo
1936 in The Saturday Evening Post
by A. H. Z. Carr
Produced by Robert Lord
Starring Kay Francis
Pat O'Brien
Ralph Forbes
Melville Cooper
Thurston Hall
Grant Mitchell
Cinematography Sidney Hickox
Edited by Thomas Richards
Music by Heinz Roemheld
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • April 24, 1938 (1938-04-24)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Women Are Like That is a 1938 American drama film directed by Stanley Logan and written by Horace Jackson. The film stars Kay Francis, Pat O'Brien, Ralph Forbes, Melville Cooper, Thurston Hall and Grant Mitchell. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 24, 1938. [1]

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Plot

Businesswoman Claire King (Kay Francis) is the daughter of a powerful advertising executive. When she marries humble copywriter Bill Landin (Pat O'Brien), she wants to use her influence and connections to boost her husband's status and help him achieve success, but he resents her efforts.

The couple nearly separates, but eventually see the error of their ways.

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References

  1. "Women Are Like That (1938) - Overview". TCM.com. 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2015-08-30.