There's Always a Woman

There's Always a Woman (1938)

Genres - Comedy, Mystery  |   Sub-Genres - Detective Film  |   Release Date - Apr 20, 1938 (USA - Unknown), Apr 20, 1938 (USA)  |   Run Time - 82 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

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).

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couple, crime-solving, criminal, death, detective, District-Attorney, employment, false-accusation, help, investigation, investigator, killing, lawyer, loot, marriage, murder, office, private-detective, problems, wife