What Every Woman Knows (1934)
Legendary "improvisational" director Gregory La Cava elected to stick to the script for his film version of the James M. Barrie play What Every Woman Knows. Helen Hayes repeats her stage role as a Victorian Scotswoman of far-reaching ambition. Using her supposedly frail feminine wiles, Hayes maneuvers her fatuous husband Brian Aherne into a successful political career. He rises to a parliamentary seat, never quite realizing that he hasn't done it alone. The charm of What Every Woman Knows was augmented by the pleasing Scots burr adopted by the American leading lady. An earlier version of the Barrie play was filmed in 1921, starring Lois Wilson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Helen Hayes, Brian Aherne, (more)
- Director(s):
- Gregory La Cava
Synopsis of What Every Woman Knows
Legendary "improvisational" director Gregory La Cava elected to stick to the script for his film version of the James M. Barrie play What Every Woman Knows. Helen Hayes repeats her stage role as a Victorian Scotswoman of far-reaching ambition. Using her supposedly frail feminine wiles, Hayes maneuvers her fatuous husband Brian Aherne into a successful political career. He rises to a parliamentary seat, never quite realizing that he hasn't done it alone. The charm of What Every Woman Knows was augmented by the pleasing Scots burr adopted by the American leading lady. An earlier version of the Barrie play was filmed in 1921, starring Lois Wilson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of What Every Woman Knows
- Helen Hayes - Maggie Wylie
- Madge Evans - Sybil Tenterden
- Dudley Digges - James Wylie
- David Torrence - Alick Wylie
- Boyd Irwin - Tenterden
- Brian Aherne - John Shand
- Lucile Watson - Comtesse
- Donald Crisp - David Wylie
- Henry Stephenson - Venables,Political Leader
- Director(s):
- Gregory La Cava
- Writer(s):
- John Meehan, Monckton Hoffe
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