THE WOMEN (1939) - talg.canorma shearer. joan crawford. rosalind russell george cuxor cedric gibbons...
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THE WOMEN (1939)
Dr. Liz Clarke
Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film
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“IT’S ALL ABOUT MEN”
• Film/narrative experimentation•Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford,
and other stars•Divorce in 1930s Hollywood film•Women in early Hollywood
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FILM EXPERIMENTATION
•Over 130 speaking roles, all women
• Even pets were female
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NORMA SHEARER AND JOAN CRAWFORD
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FILM EXPERIMENTATION
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THE PRESENCE OF MEN
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DIVORCE AND THE PRODUCTION CODE
Still from The Divorcee (1930), starring Norma Shearer
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TALKING ABOUT DIVORCE AND MARRIAGE
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THE WOMEN (1939)
• Directed: George Cukor
• Written by Jane Murfin and Anita Loos (F. Scott Fitzgerald, uncredited)
• Based on play by Clare Boothe Luce
JANE MURFIN AND STRONGHEART, PHOTO CURTESY OF WOMEN FILM PIONEERS PROJECT
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WOMEN SCREENWRITERS AND WOMEN IN EARLY HOLLYWOOD
Anita Loos