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Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.6 / 100
1938·Comedy / Crime / Mystery·1h 21m

THERE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN

“WATCH PUBLIC GOLD DIGGER NO. 1 ROUGH UP THE SCREEN'S SMOOTHEST LOVER!”

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.

Above the Line
Alexander Hall·DirectorGladys Lehman·ScreenplayWilson Collison·StoryHenry Freulich·Director of PhotographyViola Lawrence·Editor
Cast
Melvyn Douglas·William H. ReardonJoan Blondell·Sally ReardonMary Astor·Lola FraserFrances Drake·Anne CalhounJerome Cowan·Nick ShaneRobert Paige·Jerry MarloweThurston Hall·District AttorneyPierre Watkin·Mr. KetterlingWalter Kingsford·Grigson - ButlerLester Matthews·Walter Fraser
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Alexander Hall·Director
Writing· 2
Gladys Lehman·ScreenplayWilson Collison·Story
Camera· 1
Henry Freulich·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Viola Lawrence·Editor
Art & Design· 2
Robert Kalloch·Costume DesignStephen Goosson·Art Direction
Production· 1
William Perlberg·Producer
By the Numbers
60.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
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