''John Meade's Woman'' is a 1937 American

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directed by Richard Wallace and written by

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, Vincent Lawrence,

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and Robert Tasker. The film stars Edward Arnold,

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, John Trent and

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. The film was released on February 26, 1937, by

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.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''..John Meade's Woman''
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Plot

Cast

* Edward Arnold as John Meade *

as Teddy Connor *

as Caroline Haig *

as Tim Mathews *John Trent as Mike *

as Rodney *

Jonathan Hale Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley; March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor. Life and career Hale was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before his acting career, Hale worked in the Diplomatic Co ...

as Mr. Melton *

Aileen Pringle Aileen Pringle (born Aileen Bisbee; July 23, 1895 – December 16, 1989) was an American stage and film actress during the silent film era. Biography Early life Pringle was born into a prominent and wealthy San Francisco family and educate ...

as Mrs. Melton *

Stanley Andrews Stanley Martin Andrews (born Andrzejewski; August 28, 1891 – June 23, 1969) was an American actor perhaps best known as the voice of Daddy Warbucks on the radio program ''Little Orphan Annie'' and later as "The Old Ranger", the first host of ...

as Westley *

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as Gallatin * Robert Strange as Blaney

References

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* 1937 films Paramount Pictures films American drama films 1937 drama films Films directed by Richard Wallace Films scored by Friedrich Hollaender Films with screenplays by Herman J. Mankiewicz American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub