There's Always a Woman (1938)
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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.
Cast
- 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
Screenplay
- Wilson Collison (Story)
- Gladys Lehman (Screenplay)
Keywords
murder, district attorney, screwball comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- 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?
- There's Always a Woman stars Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Mary Astor, Frances Drake, Jerome Cowan, Robert Paige.
- How long is There's Always a Woman?
- There's Always a Woman has a runtime of 1h 21m (81 minutes).
- What genre is There's Always a Woman?
- There's Always a Woman is a Comedy, Mystery film.
- Where was There's Always a Woman produced?
- There's Always a Woman was produced in United States of America.