What is ‘The Women’ About?

On the prowl, indeed.

As Mary grapples with this betrayal, she decides to end her marriage and re-evaluate her life.

Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, and Rosalind Russell in ‘The Women’

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Crystal Allen in ‘The Women’, surrounded by gossiping ladies

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Norma Desmond, Kim Novak, and Rita Hayworth

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Mary Haines, a well-to-do housewife, learns from her gossiping friends that her husband is cheating on her with a shopgirl named Crystal Allen. As Mary grapples with this betrayal, she decides to end her marriage and re-evaluate her life. Set against the backdrop of high society in Manhattan, the film showcases a vibrant cast of women whose lives are intertwined through friendships, rivalries, and romantic misadventures.

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The Women (1939)