Woman's World (film)
| Woman's World | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jean Negulesco |
| Produced by | Charles Brackett |
| Written by |
Claude Binyon Russel Crouse Howard Lindsay Mary Loos Richard Sale Mona Williams (story) |
| Starring |
Clifton Webb June Allyson Van Heflin Lauren Bacall Fred MacMurray Arlene Dahl Cornel Wilde |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release dates |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,010,000[1] |
| Box office | $3 million (US rentals)[2][3] |
Woman's World, also known as A Woman's World, is a 1954 Technicolor drama film about corporate America. Three men compete for the top job at a large company.
Plot
When the general manager of Gifford Motors dies, company owner Ernest Gifford (Clifton Webb) invites the three candidates for the position to New York so he can personally evaluate them and their wives. Bill and Katie Baxter (Cornel Wilde and June Allyson) are a loving couple from Kansas City. Elizabeth Burns (Lauren Bacall) is becoming estranged from her driven husband Sidney (Fred MacMurray) because his work is consuming him and undermining his health; she fears a promotion would eventually kill him. Jerry Talbot (Van Heflin), who has a sexy, ambitious wife, Carol (Arlene Dahl), rounds out the trio.
As time goes by, Katie is shown to be a bit of a klutz, both physically and socially. On the other hand, Elizabeth is both poised and gracious. Despite their differences, she and Katie get along well. When the couples are unexpectedly invited to spend the weekend at the estate of Gifford's sister Evelyn Andrews, (Margalo Gillmore), Elizabeth generously helps Katie buy appropriate clothing on a limited budget.
Cast
- Clifton Webb as Ernest Gifford
- June Allyson as Katie Baxter
- Van Heflin as Jerry Talbot
- Lauren Bacall as Elizabeth Burns
- Fred MacMurray as Sidney Burns
- Arlene Dahl as Carol Talbot
- Cornel Wilde as Bill Baxter
- Elliott Reid as Tony Andrews, Gifford's nephew
- Margalo Gillmore as Evelyn Andrews, Gifford's sister
See also
- Executive Suite, a similar film released the same year, with June Allyson again playing a reluctant, but loyal wife
References
External links
- Woman's World at the TCM Movie Database
- Woman's World at the Internet Movie Database
- Woman's World at AllMovie