What Every Woman Knows (1934)
October 18, 1934
Comedy
1h 29m
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Gregory La Cava
- Maggie Wylie Helen Hayes
- John Shand Brian Aherne
- Lady Sybil Tenterden Madge Evans
- La Contessa la Brierre Lucile Watson
- James Wylie Dudley Digges
- David Wylie Donald Crisp
- Alick Wylie David Torrence
- Charles Venables Henry Stephenson
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Keywords
- sibling relationship
- wife
- election campaign
- marriage crisis
- scotland
- arranged marriage
- ambition
- based on play or musical
- countess
- agreement
- member of parliament
- other woman
- loyal wife
- political aspiration
- engagement contract
- young scholar
- woman behind the man
- mismatched couple
- financial backer
- protective brothers