---
title: 'The Women (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Cukor'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-women-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032143/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Women (1939)

1939 · 130 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Women is a 1939 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor. The film is based on Clare Boothe Luce's 1936 play of the same name and was adapted for the screen by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin, who had to make the film acceptable for the Production Code for it to be released.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Cukor](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-cukor)
- **Screenplay:** [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-scott-fitzgerald), [Anita Loos](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-loos), [Jane Murfin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-murfin), [Clare Boothe Luce](https://cinepixo.com/people/clare-boothe-luce), [Donald Ogden Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-ogden-stewart)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Snell](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-snell)
- **Producer:** [Hunt Stromberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/hunt-stromberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Ruttenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ruttenberg), [Oliver T. Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-t-marsh)
- **Editor:** [Robert J. Kern](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-j-kern)

## Cast

- [Grace Hayle](https://cinepixo.com/people/grace-hayle)
- [Virginia Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-grey)
- [Norma Shearer](https://cinepixo.com/people/norma-shearer)
- [Joan Fontaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-fontaine)
- [Joan Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-crawford)
- [Dennie Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennie-moore)
- [Mary Beth Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-beth-hughes)
- [Cora Witherspoon](https://cinepixo.com/people/cora-witherspoon)
- [Paulette Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulette-goddard)
- [Flora Finch](https://cinepixo.com/people/flora-finch)
- [Esther Dale](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-dale)
- [Hedda Hopper](https://cinepixo.com/people/hedda-hopper)
- [Lilian Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilian-bond)
- [Ruth Hussey](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-hussey)
- [Dorothy Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-adams)

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