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Woman Against Woman

  • 19381938
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Mary Astor, Herbert Marshall, and Virginia Bruce in Woman Against Woman (1938)
  • Drama
  • Romance
Cynthia is married to Steve and is a selfish hard woman. She decides where they will live, who they will see and even gets rid of Dora, the nanny who raised Steve and is now raising their da... Read allCynthia is married to Steve and is a selfish hard woman. She decides where they will live, who they will see and even gets rid of Dora, the nanny who raised Steve and is now raising their daughter Ellen. When Steve divorce's Cynthia, even his mother is on Cynthia's side. While pl... Read allCynthia is married to Steve and is a selfish hard woman. She decides where they will live, who they will see and even gets rid of Dora, the nanny who raised Steve and is now raising their daughter Ellen. When Steve divorce's Cynthia, even his mother is on Cynthia's side. While pleading a case in Washington, Steve meets a woman named Maris and falls for her. Maris does... Read all
IMDb RATING
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253
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  • Director
    • Robert B. Sinclair
  • Writers
    • Margaret Culkin Banning(from the story by: "Enemy Territory")
    • Edward Chodorov(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Herbert Marshall
    • Virginia Bruce
    • Mary Astor
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert B. Sinclair
  • Writers
    • Margaret Culkin Banning(from the story by: "Enemy Territory")
    • Edward Chodorov(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Herbert Marshall
    • Virginia Bruce
    • Mary Astor
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    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Virginia Bruce in Woman Against Woman (1938)
    Mary Astor, Herbert Marshall, and Virginia Bruce in Woman Against Woman (1938)
    Mary Astor, Herbert Marshall, and Virginia Bruce in Woman Against Woman (1938)
    Mary Astor and Virginia Bruce in Woman Against Woman (1938)

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    Herbert Marshall
    Herbert Marshall
    • Stephen Hollandas Stephen Holland
    Virginia Bruce
    Virginia Bruce
    • Maris Kentas Maris Kent
    Mary Astor
    Mary Astor
    • Cynthia Hollandas Cynthia Holland
    Janet Beecher
    Janet Beecher
    • Mrs. Hollandas Mrs. Holland
    Marjorie Rambeau
    Marjorie Rambeau
    • Mrs. Kingsleyas Mrs. Kingsley
    Juanita Quigley
    Juanita Quigley
    • Ellenas Ellen
    Zeffie Tilbury
    Zeffie Tilbury
    • Grandmaas Grandma
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    • Doraas Dora
    Betty Ross Clarke
    Betty Ross Clarke
    • Aliceas Alice
    Dorothy Christy
    Dorothy Christy
    • Mrs. Mortonas Mrs. Morton
    Morgan Wallace
    Morgan Wallace
    • Mortonas Morton
    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    • Sen. Kingsleyas Sen. Kingsley
    • (as Joseph Creehan)
    Barbara Bedford
    Barbara Bedford
    • Nurse Sherwoodas Nurse Sherwood
    • (uncredited)
    Marie Blake
    Marie Blake
    • Miss Van Horn - Ellen's New Nursemaidas Miss Van Horn - Ellen's New Nursemaid
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Court Witnessas Court Witness
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Guest at Sen. Kingsley's Partyas Guest at Sen. Kingsley's Party
    • (uncredited)
    Roger Converse
    Roger Converse
    • Holland's Secretaryas Holland's Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Hal Cooke
    • Attendantas Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert B. Sinclair
    • Writers
      • Margaret Culkin Banning(from the story by: "Enemy Territory")
      • Edward Chodorov(screen play)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the scene in the hotel room between [Virginia Bruce] and [Herbert Marshall], she sings a bit of [Cole Porter]'s "I've Got You Under My Skin"--a song she had introduced in the musical Born to Dance (1936) two years earlier.
    • Goofs
      When Cynthia is arguing with Stephen about going out to dinner, she takes the first of two accessories out of the dresser drawer twice between shots.
    • Quotes

      Grandma: What's with all these cowboy singers and cowboy bands on the radio? I often wonder who's left to watch the cows.

    • Soundtracks
      Texas Cowboy Song
      (uncredited)

      Composer unknown

      Played and sung by a trio of cowboys at Kingsley's party

    User reviews7

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    Top review
    5/10
    A Draw
    This is a very efficiently directed movie: so efficient, indeed, that there is not enough character friction or time for witty lines of dialogue to make things interesting. Mary Astor is the manipulative ex-wife, using Herbert Marshall's love of their daughter to control his life. Virginia Bruce is the supportive new wife who knows precisely what is going on and bides her time, making happy noises until Mary Astor can be unmasked. And Herbert Marshall is the brilliant lawyer who doesn't have a clue. The rest of the cast acts like it's a road show troupe of THE WOMEN. Indeed, several of the cast would be prominently featured in that movie when MGM made it the following year.

    This is a talented lead trio. Too bad they're not used to advantage here. Mary Astor is now best known for her role as Bridget O'Shaugnessy in John Huston's MALTESE FALCON, but she was a great screen actress in a variety of roles. Virginia Bruce was a capable actress who just never seems to have made a great movie before her career began to slip. Herbert Marshall was a fine screen actor who survived into the 1960s. Adept at comedy (TROUBLE IN PARADISE, BREAKFAST FOR TWO), he was just moving into the supporting-the-female-star phase of his career. Here he seems to be splitting the support, caught between two good dramatic leads. Go look at TROUBLE IN PARADISE to see it done right. Seen it? See it again.
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    • Release date
      • June 24, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Enemy Territory
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 1 minute
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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