What Every Woman Knows
1934•1h 29m•7.6•Released
Comedy
Aspiring young Scottish politician John Shand enters into an unusual agreement with the wealthy Wylie family -- if they fund his education, he must marry their daughter, Maggie. Staying true to his word, John weds Maggie and begins a successful career, thanks largely to his savvy wife. The couple's relationship is placed in jeopardy when John faces temptation in the form of the lovely aristocrat Lady Sybil Tenterden.
Director
Gregory La Cava
Writer
Monckton Hoffe, James Kevin McGuinness, John Meehan
Languages
English, French
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Helen Hayes
Maggie Wylie
Brian Aherne
John Shand
Madge Evans
Lady Sybil Tenterden
Lucile Watson
La Contessa la Brierre
Dudley Digges
James Wylie
Donald Crisp
David Wylie
David Torrence
Alick Wylie
Henry Stephenson
Charles Venables
Donald Meek
Snibby the Jeweler (uncredited)
Lowden Adams
Venables' Secretary (uncredited)
Norman Ainsley
La Comtesse's Butler (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)
Phyllis Coghlan
Alice, Maggie's Maid in London (uncredited)
George Cowl
Cabinet Member (uncredited)
Phillip Dare
Bridegroom (uncredited)
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Gregory La Cava
Producer
Albert Lewin
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