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  • What Every Woman Knows (1934)
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    89 min | Comedy
What Every Woman Knows (1934)
Passed
89 min | Comedy

The story takes place in Scotland, where plain Maggie Wylie's family, fearing she may become a spinster, finances young John Shand's studies in return for his agreement to marry her in five years. Recognizing his ambitions, Maggie helps to...See moreThe story takes place in Scotland, where plain Maggie Wylie's family, fearing she may become a spinster, finances young John Shand's studies in return for his agreement to marry her in five years. Recognizing his ambitions, Maggie helps to guide his career without his realizing it. He honors his commitment, even though he does not feel real love for her as she does for him. Will he succumb to the wiles of young aristocratic beauty Sybil, or learn to appreciate Maggie's true worth? Written by Robert Tonsing See less
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Director
Writers
J.M. Barrie (play) (as Sir James Matthew Barrie) | Monckton Hoffe (screenplay) | John Meehan (screenplay) | James Kevin McGuinness (screenplay) (as James K. McGuinness)
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Cinematographer
Charles Rosher (photographed by)
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Release date
Oct 19, 1934 (United States)

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Cast

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Helen Hayes
Maggie Wylie Maggie Wylie   See fewer
Brian Aherne
John Shand John Shand   See fewer
Madge Evans
Lady Sybil Tenterden Lady Sybil Tenterden   See fewer
Lucile Watson
La Contessa la Brierre La Contessa la Brierre   See fewer
Dudley Digges
James Wylie James Wylie   See fewer
Donald Crisp
Mr. David Wylie Mr. David Wylie   See fewer
David Torrence
Alick Wylie Alick Wylie   See fewer
Henry Stephenson
Charles Venables Charles Venables   See fewer
Lowden Adams
Venables' Secretary (uncredited) Venables' Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Norman Ainsley
La Comtesse's Butler (uncredited) La Comtesse's Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Sidney Bracey
Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited) Constituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Burke
Tenor Singing During Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited) Tenor Singing During Opening Credits (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Phyllis Coghlan
Alice - Maggie's Maid in London (uncredited) Alice - Maggie's Maid in London (uncredited)   See fewer
George Cowl
Cabinet Member (uncredited) Cabinet Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Phillip Dare
Bridegroom (uncredited) Bridegroom (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Fitzgerald
Shand's Friend (uncredited) Shand's Friend (uncredited)   See fewer
Elinore Grant
Committee Member (uncredited) Committee Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Winter Hall
Cabinet Member (uncredited) Cabinet Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Eve Harrower
Katie Campbell - Bride at Railway Station (uncredited) Katie Campbell - Bride at Railway Station (uncredited)   See fewer
Ramsay Hill
Cabinet Member (uncredited) Cabinet Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Olaf Hytten
Meeting Chairman (uncredited) Meeting Chairman (uncredited)   See fewer
G.L. McDonnell
Cabinet Member (uncredited) Cabinet Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Meek
Snibby - Jeweler (uncredited) Snibby - Jeweler (uncredited)   See fewer
Janet Murdoch
Shand's Mother (uncredited) Shand's Mother (uncredited)   See fewer
Wedgwood Nowell
Party Supporter (uncredited) Party Supporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat O'Hara
Shand's Second Friend (uncredited) Shand's Second Friend (uncredited)   See fewer
William Stack
Tenterden - Sybil's Brother (uncredited) Tenterden - Sybil's Brother (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Steers
Cabinet Member (uncredited) Cabinet Member (uncredited)   See fewer
David Thursby
Best Man (uncredited) Best Man (uncredited)   See fewer
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