Woman Against Woman (1938)
I love the script of Woman Against Woman! It’s fresh, smart, and above all, realistic. Villains aren’t villains, everyone has her point of view, and no one does anything that she wouldn’t do in real life. This is not a cutesy, cavity-inducing flick that gives a happy ending to all. It’s a realistic look at marriage in the 1930s when divorce wasn’t unheard of, but wasn’t common either.
Herbert Marshall is unhappily married to Mary Astor. She wears the pants and keeps him on a very tight leash. When Herbie falls in love with Virginia Bruce, Mary declares a hissing, spitting catfight to hold onto her man. I don’t want to tell you any more of the plot, because it’s a very fun film to watch as it naturally unfolds, but I will say that it very nearly won a Rag Award for Edward Chodorov’s screenplay. All three leads hold their own and bounce off each other with the practiced professionality of a stage performance, so if you like good dialogue and good acting, check out this catfight—I mean film.
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More Mary Astor movies here!
More Herbert Marshall movies here!
Herbert Marshall is unhappily married to Mary Astor. She wears the pants and keeps him on a very tight leash. When Herbie falls in love with Virginia Bruce, Mary declares a hissing, spitting catfight to hold onto her man. I don’t want to tell you any more of the plot, because it’s a very fun film to watch as it naturally unfolds, but I will say that it very nearly won a Rag Award for Edward Chodorov’s screenplay. All three leads hold their own and bounce off each other with the practiced professionality of a stage performance, so if you like good dialogue and good acting, check out this catfight—I mean film.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Cinema Central Seleus B" for posting!
More Mary Astor movies here!
More Herbert Marshall movies here!