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What Every Woman Knows is a american film of genre Drama directed by Lesley Selander released in USA on 19 october 1934 with Helen Hayes

What Every Woman Knows (1934)

What Every Woman Knows
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Released in USA 19 october 1934
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OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Romantic comedy
Rating65% 3.292743.292743.292743.292743.29274

What Every Woman Knows (1934) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Helen Hayes, Brian Aherne and Madge Evans. The film was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and is based on the play What Every Woman Knows (1908) by J. M. Barrie. It was filmed by Paramount back in the silent era in 1921 and starred Lois Wilson. An even earlier British silent version was filmed in 1917. Hayes was familiar with the material as she had starred in a 1926 Broadway revival opposite Kenneth MacKenna.

Synopsis

Alick Wylie (David Torrence) and his sons David (Donald Crisp) and James (Dudley Digges) are greatly concerned about Alick's daughter Maggie (Helen Hayes), who has been jilted by a minister. She is less than heartbroken, but they fear for her marital prospects at the age of 27. When they catch poor but ambitious 21-year-old John Shand (Brian Ahern) breaking into their house late at night to use their library, they seize the opportunity. Impressed by his initiative, they offer him £300 to finance his studies provided that he give Maggie the option of marrying him after five years. After some thought, he agrees. The Wylies insist he sign a formal contract.

Actors

Helen Hayes

(Maggie Wylie)Brian Aherne

(John Shand)Madge Evans

(Lady Sybil Tenterden)Dudley Digges

(James Wylie)Lucile Watson

(La Contessa la Brierre)
And :
Donald Crisp
Henry Stephenson
David Torrence
Donald Meek
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