''A Woman's Man'' is a 1934 American

pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship gui ...

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Edward Ludwig Edward Irving Ludwig (October 7, 1899 – August 20, 1982) was a Russian-born American film director and writer. He directed nearly 100 films between 1921 and 1963 (some under the names Edward I. Luddy and Charles Fuhr). Edward Ludwig was bo ...

and starring John Halliday, Marguerite De La Motte and

Wallace Ford Wallace Ford (born Samuel Grundy Jones; 12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English–American vaudevillian, stage performer and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with ...

.Langman p.247

Plot

A film star

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storms off the film set and begins a romance with a publicity-hungry boxer.

Cast

* John Halliday as Tom Cleary - Director * Marguerite De La Motte as Gloria Jordan - Star *

as Joe Flynn - Prizefighter * Kitty Kelly as Molly Evans - Secretary *

Jameson Thomas Jameson Thomas (born Thomas Roland Jameson; 24 March 1888 – 10 January 1939) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1939. Biography He was born in St George Hanover Square, London. On the stage from ...

as Roger Pentley - Playboy * Tom Dugan as Pete Miller - Trainer *

Wallis Clark Wallis Hensman Clark (2 March 1882 – 14 February 1961) was an English stage and film actor. Biography Clark was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, the son of William Wallis Clark (1854 - 1930), an engineer. Prior to acting, Clark was an en ...

as Ralph Mallon- Studio Chief * Donald Douglas as Walter Payson - Horseback Rider * Leigh Allen as Crane - Leading Man * George Mayo as Assistant Director * Harrison Greene as Fight Announcer * Jack Perry as Joe Ferrera * Billie Van Every as Blonde

References

Bibliography

* Langman, Larry. ''Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking''. McFarland, 2000.

External links

* 1934 films 1934 comedy films 1930s English-language films American comedy films Films directed by Edward Ludwig Monogram Pictures films Films about filmmaking American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub