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What a Woman!

What a Woman!

1943Movie⏱️ 1h 34mApproved
ComedyRomance
6.5
IMDB Rating
478 votes

A literary agent is pursued by the charming writer of a popular magazine while she attempts to sway one of her clients, a handsome but innocent college professor, to star in an upcoming movie based on his best-selling novel The Wh...

Director
Irving Cummings
Writers
Therese Lewis, Barry Trivers, Erik Charell
Stars
Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Willard Parker
Release Date
December 28, 1943
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 16
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
as Carol Ainsley
Brian Aherne
Brian Aherne
as Henry Pepper
Willard Parker
Willard Parker
as Michael Cobb
Alan Dinehart
Alan Dinehart
as Pat O'Shea
Edward Fielding
Edward Fielding
as Sen. Howard Ainsley
Ann Savage
Ann Savage
as Jane Drake
Norma Varden
Norma Varden
as Miss Timmons
Douglas Wood
Douglas Wood
as Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer
Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton
as Mr. Clark
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
as Newsman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

screwball comedy1940sfemale protagonistliterary agentfemale literary agent

🎯 Categories

ComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Agreeable fast-moving trifle
by AlsExGal2023-01-30
6/10

"In this romantic comedy from Columbia Pictures and director Irving Cummings, Rosalind Russell stars as high-powered talent agent Carol Ainsley. She's after the mysterious author of a recent bestseller to try and get inspiration for finding the lead actor in a movie adaptation of the book. She tracks him down, only to discover that he's a college teacher named Michael Cobb (Willard Parker) with no interest in further fame. Carol becomes convinced that Michael himself would be the perfect man for the film role and sets out to woo him to the job. Meanwhile, world-weary reporter Henry Pe..."

💡 Did You Know?

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60-minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 31, 1954 with Rosalind Russell again reprising her film role.

📖 Synopsis

A literary agent is pursued by the charming writer of a popular magazine while she attempts to sway one of her clients, a handsome but innocent college professor, to star in an upcoming movie based on his best-selling novel The Wh...