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Woman-Wise

1937 · 62 min

A brisk, light-hearted old-Hollywood crime yarn with snappy banter, a touch of romance, and a crusading newspaperman taking on fight-fixing racketeers.

Directed by
Allan Dwan
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Rochelle Hudson, Michael Whalen, Thomas Beck
Tagline
How you'll laugh... and how you'll love it...When this pert little newspaper woman out-wits and out-socks her woman-wise boss!
Overview
A crusading sportswriter exposes racketeers involved in paying off fighters to throw their matches.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Allan Dwan
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Rochelle Hudson, Michael Whalen, Thomas Beck
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • justice
  • media
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Allan Dwan
Written by
Ben Markson
Starring
Rochelle Hudson, Michael Whalen, Thomas Beck, Alan Dinehart, Douglas Fowley, George Hassell, Astrid Allwyn, Chick Chandler
Runtime
62 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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