Havana Widows

1933Movie⏱️ 1h 2mApproved

Comedy

⭐ 6.3

IMDB Rating

557 votes

Two golddiggers go fishing for millionaires in Havana.

Director

Ray Enright

Writers

N/A

Stars

Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Guy Kibbee

Release Date

November 18, 1933

Language

English, Spanish

Country

United States

🏆 1

Wins

💬 16

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Joan Blondell

as Mae Knight

Glenda Farrell

as Sadie Appleby

Guy Kibbee

as Deacon R. Jones

Allen Jenkins

as Herman Brody

Lyle Talbot

as Bob Jones

Frank McHugh

as Duffy

Ruth Donnelly

as Emily Jones

Hobart Cavanaugh

as Mr. Otis

Ralph Ince

as G.W. 'Butch' O'Neill

Maude Eburne

as Mrs. Ryan--Landlady

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Production

First National Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

blondell and mchughblondell and g. kibbeeblondell and g. farrellchorus girlgambling

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Misses Blondell & Farrell Go Cuban For Comedy

by Ron Oliver • 2001-06-03

10/10

"Two hard-luck but crafty ladies decide to act like HAVANA WIDOWS by sailing to Cuba to meet & blackmail rich gentlemen... This was the sort of ephemeral comic frippery which the studios produced quite effortlessly during the 1930's. Well made & highly enjoyable, Depression audiences couldn't seem to get enough of these popular, funny photo dramas. Joan Blondell & Glenda Farrell are perfectly cast as the frantic, fast-talking females who will go to great lengths to make a little dishonest dough. Although Joan gets both top billing and the romantic scenes, both gals are a..."

💡 Did You Know?

When Sadie tells Mae that the surest place to find Duffy is at "Sloppy Moe's" - that is undoubtedly a reference to the original Sloppy Joe's Bar in Old Havana, Cuba. Financially devastated by the 1959 revolution and finally closed by a fire in the 1960's, it has been restored and reopened in 2013.