There's Always a Woman (1938)
- Starring:
- Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alexander Hall, Alexander Hall, (more
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Synopsis of There's Always a Woman
Capitalizing on the success of MGM's Thin Man series, virtually every major studio of the 1930s came up with its own husband-and-wife detective team. Columbia's entry was There's Always a Woman, starring Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell. Douglas and Blondell are the married proprietors of an unsuccessful private eye. On the verge of quitting the business, Douglas is given a $300 retainer by Mary Astor for a seemingly simple trackdown job. Disinterested, Douglas turns the case over to his wife--but reenters the scene when a murder occurs. Rita Hayworth appears in a 30-second bit, cut down from a full supporting role when the picture threatened to run too long. There's Always a Woman was supposed to be the first of a Douglas/Blondell series, but that notion ended with the comparative failure of their next vehicle, There's That Woman Again (39). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of There's Always a Woman
- Joan Blondell - Sally Reardon
- Mary Astor - Lola Fraser
- Jerome Cowan - Nick Shane
- Thurston Hall - District Attorney
- Walter Kingsford - Grigson
- William Benedict - Bellhop
- Eddie Dunn
- George McKay - Cop
- George Davis - Waiter
- Tom Dugan - Detective Flannigan
- William Strauss - Rent Collector
- Gene Morgan - Officer Fogarty
- Robert Emmett Keane - City Editor
- Eddie Fetherstone - Photographer
- Bud Geary - District Attorney's Assistant
- Melvyn Douglas - Bill Reardon
- Frances Drake - Anne Calhoun
- Robert Paige - Jerry Marlowe
- Pierre Watkin - Mr. Ketterling
- Lester Matthews - Walter Fraser
- Wade Boteler - Sam
- Rita Hayworth - Mary
- Ted Oliver - Cop
- Joseph DeStefani - Cigar Stand Clerk
- Marek Windheim - Head Waiter
- Lee Phelps - Police Broadcaster
- Arthur Loft - Radio Patrolman
- Bud Jamison - Jim
- John Gallaudet - Reporter
- Director(s):
- Alexander Hall, Alexander Hall
- Writer(s):
- Gladys Lehman
- Producer(s):
- William Perlberg
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