Feature1934·89m·7.6

What Every Woman Knows

Comedy

Aspiring young Scottish politician John Shand enters into an unusual agreement with the wealthy Wylie family -- if they fund his education, he must marry their daughter, Maggie. Staying true to his word, John weds Maggie and begins a successful career, thanks largely to his savvy wife. The couple's relationship is placed in jeopardy when John faces temptation in the form of the lovely aristocrat Lady Sybil Tenterden.

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Cast

Helen Hayes

Maggie Wylie

Brian Aherne

John Shand

Madge Evans

Lady Sybil Tenterden

Lucile Watson

La Contessa la Brierre

Dudley Digges

James Wylie

Donald Crisp

David Wylie

David Torrence

Alick Wylie

Henry Stephenson

Charles Venables

Donald Meek

Snibby the Jeweler (uncredited)

Lowden Adams

Venables' Secretary (uncredited)

Norman Ainsley

La Comtesse's Butler (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)

Phyllis Coghlan

Alice, Maggie's Maid in London (uncredited)

George Cowl

Cabinet Member (uncredited)

Phillip Dare

Bridegroom (uncredited)

Neil Fitzgerald

Shand's Friend (uncredited)

Elinore Grant

Committee Member (uncredited)

Winter Hall

Cabinet Member (uncredited)

Eve Harrower

Katie Campbell, Bride at Railway Station (uncredited)

Ramsay Hill

Cabinet Member (uncredited)

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English, French
Budget
Revenue
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Crew

Director

Gregory La Cava

Writers

Monckton Hoffe, James Kevin McGuinness, John Meehan, Marian Ainslee

Charles Rosher

Director of Photography

Blanche Sewell

Editor

Adrian

Costume Design

Herbert Stothart

Original Music Composer

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