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There's Always a Woman (1938)

NR · 1938-04-20 · 1h 21m · EN
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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.

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Melvyn DouglasMelvyn DouglasWilliam H. ReardonJoan BlondellJoan BlondellSally ReardonMary AstorMary AstorLola FraserFrances DrakeFrances DrakeAnne CalhounJerome CowanJerome CowanNick ShaneRobert PaigeRobert PaigeJerry MarloweThurston HallThurston HallDistrict AttorneyPierre WatkinPierre WatkinMr. KetterlingWalter KingsfordWalter KingsfordGrigson - ButlerLester MatthewsLester MatthewsWalter FraserBud GearyBud GearyAssistant to District Attorney (uncredited)Rita HayworthRita HayworthMary - Ketterling's Secretary (uncredited)

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MurderDistrict attorneyScrewball comedy

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Genre affinityComedy · MysteryTheme affinityMurder · District Attorney · Screwball ComedyNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference308940

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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.

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There's Always a Woman has a runtime of 81 minutes.

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