There's Always a Woman
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Synopsis
An investigator for the District Attorney's office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally decides to give it up and go back to his old job. As his wife is at his office closing up, a wealthy society matron walks in with a case: she wants to know if her husband is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend, who is now married. The wife accepts what looks to be an easy case, figuring than she can then persuade her husband to re-start the agency. However, when the client's husband is found murdered, she decides to investigate the murder herself. Her husband has also been assigned by the D.A. to investigate the murder, and he doesn't know that his wife is also on the case. Complications ensue.
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Melvyn Douglas
William H. Reardon
Joan Blondell
Sally Reardon
Mary Astor
Lola Fraser
Frances Drake
Anne Calhoun
Jerome Cowan
Nick Shane
Robert Paige
Jerry Marlowe
Thurston Hall
District Attorney
Pierre Watkin
Mr. Ketterling
Walter Kingsford
Grigson - Butler
Lester Matthews
Walter Fraser
Bud Geary
Assistant to District Attorney (uncredited)
Rita Hayworth
Mary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
City Editor (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Skyline Club Dance Extra (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
Detective Flannigan (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
Jim - Bartender (uncredited)
Nell Craig
District Attorney's Secretary
William Benedict
Bellboy
Release History & Theatrical Window
April 20, 1938
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Alexander Hall
- Screenplay & Story
- Gladys Lehman
- Original Title
- There's Always a Woman
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Production Studios
- Columbia Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Alexander Hall
Gladys Lehman, Wilson Collison
Henry Freulich
Viola Lawrence
William Perlberg
Department Leadership Roster
Alexander Hall
Director
William Perlberg
Producer
Robert Kalloch
Costume Design
Viola Lawrence
Editor
Gladys Lehman
Screenplay
Henry Freulich
Director of Photography
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is There's Always a Woman about?
An investigator for the District Attorney's office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally decides to give it up and go back to his old job. As his wife is at his office closing up, a wealthy society matron walks in with a case: she wants to know if her husband is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend, who is now married. The wife accepts what looks to be an easy case, figuring than she can then persuade her husband to re-start the agency. However, when the client's husband is found murdered, she decides to investigate the murder herself. Her husband has also been assigned by the D.A. to investigate the murder, and he doesn't know that his wife is also on the case. Complications ensue.
Who directed There's Always a Woman?
There's Always a Woman was directed by Alexander Hall.
Who stars in There's Always a Woman?
The principal cast of There's Always a Woman includes Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Mary Astor, Frances Drake, Jerome Cowan.
When was There's Always a Woman released and how long is it?
There's Always a Woman was released in 1938 with a total runtime of 1h 21m.
What is the age rating and content advisory for There's Always a Woman?
There's Always a Woman holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).