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2026 · Action · Comedy
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Film / 1934
What Every Woman Knows
Directed by
Gregory La Cava
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.
The story
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
Helen HayesMaggie Wylie
Brian AherneJohn Shand
Madge EvansLady Sybil Tenterden
Lucile WatsonLa Contessa la Brierre
Dudley DiggesJames Wylie
Donald CrispDavid Wylie
David TorrenceAlick Wylie
Henry StephensonCharles Venables
Donald MeekSnibby the Jeweler (uncredited)
Lowden AdamsVenables' Secretary (uncredited)
Norman AinsleyLa Comtesse's Butler (uncredited)
Sidney BraceyConstituent Shouting 'Three Cheers' (uncredited)
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Phyllis CoghlanAlice, Maggie's Maid in London (uncredited)
George CowlCabinet Member (uncredited)
Phillip DareBridegroom (uncredited)
Neil FitzgeraldShand's Friend (uncredited)
Elinore GrantCommittee Member (uncredited)
Winter HallCabinet Member (uncredited)
Eve HarrowerKatie Campbell, Bride at Railway Station (uncredited)
Ramsay HillCabinet Member (uncredited)
Olaf HyttenMeeting Chairman (uncredited)
G.L. McDonnellCabinet Member (uncredited)
Janet MurdochShand's Mother (uncredited)
Wedgwood NowellParty Supporter (uncredited)
Pat O'HaraShand's Friend (uncredited)
William StackTenterden, Sybil's Brother (uncredited)
Larry SteersCabinet Member (uncredited)
David ThursbyBest Man (uncredited)
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