''Women Are Like That'' is a 1938 American

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directed by Stanley Logan and written by Horace Jackson. The film stars

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and Grant Mitchell. The film was released by

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on April 24, 1938.

Plot

Businesswoman Claire King (Kay Francis) is the daughter of a powerful advertising executive. When she marries humble copywriter Bill Landin (Pat O'Brien), she wants to use her influence and connections to boost her husband's status and help him achieve success, but he resents her efforts. The couple nearly separates, but eventually see the error of their ways.

Cast

as Claire Landin *

as Bill Landin *

as Martin Brush *

as Mainwaring *

as Claudius King * Grant Mitchell as Mr. Snell *

Gordon Oliver Gordon Oliver (April 27, 1910 – January 26, 1995) was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1933 and 1972. Biography Oliver began working in films in 1936, eventually working ...

as Howard Johns *

John Eldredge John Eldredge (born June 6, 1960 in Los Angeles) is an American author, counselor, and lecturer on Christianity. He is known for his best-selling book '' Wild at Heart''. Life and work Eldregde received his undergraduate degree in theater from ...

as Charles Braden *

Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Banemann Rawlinson (15 November 1885 – 12 July 1953) was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound f ...

as Avery Flickner *

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as George Dunlap * Georgia Caine as Mrs. Amelia Brush *

Joyce Compton Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Biography Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the daughter of Henry and Golden Compton. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not ...

as Miss Hall * Sarah Edwards as Mrs. Snell *

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as Miss Douglas * Loia Cheaney as Miss Perkins * Edward Broadley as Holliwell * George O'Hanlon as Page (uncredited)

References

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