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Woman's World [VHS]

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Fox lit up the screen with star power for this production. Fortunately, it has a script to match. Surprisingly suspenseful, the movie also has a large helping of chic comedy as three couples do what it takes to prove they are the right couple to fill the position of general manager for a prestigous auto manufacturer. Lauren Bacall is at her best sparring with workaholic husband Fred MacMurray and the calculating competitor Arlene Dahl. June Allyson and Cornel Wilde shine as the midwest couple a bit out of step with New York society. The plot may seem a bit dated when contrasted with the current state of business politics. Great fun just the same.

This is an iconic film in so many aspects. We have the stelar cast, the awesome New York City panoramic shots preparing the stage for the moderm business storyline but also showing the best sightseeing side of the Big Apple, the fabulous music score and the clothes, aahhhh the clothes....
The four ladies are brilliant in their characterizations.
Charming movie! Please get the DVD out there. Who has only VHS nowadays??

...you'll probably like "A Woman's World", because it is similar to those two movies.

Like "Three Coins in the Fountain", we have three sets of romances, although this time the folks are all already married: Lauren Bacall and Fred MacMurray, Van Heflin and Arlene Dahl, June Allyson and Cornel Wilde. All three men have been invited out to New York to be scrutinized by Clifton Webb, who is going to promote one of these guys to the Number Two position at the auto company he runs. Along the way, folks fall in and out of love all over again while trying to figure out whether or not they really want this job in exciting New York after all. It would mean changes to your life, you know!

Like "A Letter to Three Wives", we have a suspenseful climax: Who is going to get the big job after all? And the movie has a twist to the ending, just like "Three Wives". Unlike "Three Wives", we get to see about an equal amount of each couple, so we can get to like/dislike either or both partners. In "Three Wives", the husband of Jeanne Crain is not in it enough to make an impression.

Of course, seeing my fav, Clifton Webb, is always a joy, though I wish he could have been in even more of the movie! The Bacall/MacMurray sequences are the best, as is the storyline of that bit; I found June Allyson's character overdone. Still and all, a good entrant to the Lush Life movie set.

Enter into this World--it'll transport you for more than a little while.

AN ENJOYABLE EXAMPLE OF A BYGONE ERA IN MOVIES. THE CHARACTERS WERE REAL AND WOULD COMPARE WITH PEOPLE OF TODAY. THE DIFFERENCE IS THE LACK OF BLATANT SEX. THE WHOLE FAMILY COULD ENJOY THIS MOVIE. GREAT PERFORMANCES BY SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS STARS OF THE GOLDEN ERA OF HOLLYWOOD.

....this is such a SWELL movie. Great cast, a then "modern" story with a happy ending. June Allyson can do no wrong. Lauren Bacall is a flawless beauty. I hope they get this on DVD soon. The opening scenes of the NY skyline with accompanying music score is worth the purchase price.

"Woman's World" is a fun and likable comedy with a first-rate cast, and it deserves to be put out on dvd. It also has funny and pointed dialogue, probably from Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, the celebrated playwriting team who wrote "Life with Father" among other hits, and who have an "additional dialogue by" credit on the film.

Clifton Webb brings 3 married couples to New York City to decide who should take over a major job in his auto factory. Cornel Wilde is the good guy with the square, awkward wife June Allyson. Fred MacMurray is the troubled one with an ulcer, and Lauren Bacall is his wised-up wife, agreeing to pretend she's not about to divorce him.

Van Heflin is the "still waters run deep" candidate with the gorgeous wife Arlene Dahl (with a Texas accent?), who sends out hilariously over-the-top sexual vibes to everyone including Clifton Webb. (Doesn't she know he's probably not interested? Of course, this is the 50s.) Miss Dahl is both charismatic and funny in this film.

The six actors playing the husbands and wives are all fun to watch. MacMurray and Bacall have the meatiest material, since they're dealing with a genuine problem marriage. I love their introductory scene, driving through the Lincoln Tunnel. As they're about to get out of the tunnel after a bitter exchange, he says "looks there's the light," and she says dryly, "I saw the light a long time ago" in her best Bacall drawl.

A fun side story has Bacall's character generously taking Allyson under her wing, since Allyson's character seems incapable of dressing herself or choosing an appropriate wardrobe. (Having blown her budget on a gruesome barbecue "chef" outfit for the whole family back home, very 50s.) Bacall, always playing someone savvy, takes her to a bargain basement kind of place that carries dicarded originals, and the scene of pandemonium of women ransacking the disorganized racks of sale price clothing is hilarious.

Anyway, it's an entertaining movie, and a fun capsule of 50s America, with good location shots of New York City. Doesn't deserve to disappear.

This has been one of my favorite movies since I was a little girl. It's lighthearted and fun. It has an all star cast that includes June Allyson, Lauren Bacall, and Fred MacMurray. The story is also very good. June Allyson is so funny. This is really a great classic that should be released on dvd.

This movie is a must own. It has an all star cast that includes Lauren Bacall, June Allyson, Arlene Dahl, Van Heflin, Fred MacMurray, and Cornel Wilde.
Three different couples travel to New York for their husdbands to interview for a position, but they soon find out that then job depends just as much on their wives as it does the husdbands. Each wife is different, one is snobby, one is classy, and one is delightfully querky. This is a warmly hilarious movie.
This movie absolutely must be released on DVD as it is one of my favorites since I was a little girl.

Three men are up for a major promotion in a car company and the man in charge (Clifton Webb) decides that each are fit for the job. He plans to make his decision based on the men's wives, and each are very different from each other. The problem is that not everyone wants the job. Bill (Cornel Wilde) and Katie (June Allyson) care about each other too much to sacrifice seeing each other often. Sid (Fred MacMurray) and Elizabeth(Lauren Bacall) bicker constantly, but Liz wants her husband to worry about his health rather than the satisfaction of a prestigious job. Jerry (Van Helfin) and Carol (Arlene Dahl) seem to want the job too much, which is obvious by Carol's constant advances toward the boss.

Woman's World is fun to watch because of the characters. Not much happens as far as plot goes; it is basically the same the whole time. The character interactions are the most interesting and the most interesting of them are Allyson and Bacall. Their friendship together comes off as sweet and genuine and on their own they are highly respectable but different women.

It is a shame that the film was cut so badly for the VHS release. The opening credits announce Cinemascope quite proudly with a widescreen format. However, the film itself is presented as a full screen film, leaving off about half on the sides. This is quite noticeable in several scenes when key actors are only seen by their hand or their pant legs. As this film relies so heavily on the characters, in widescreen it might be even more enjoyable because it would be possible to study the reactions of the more quiet characters.

I love this movie and notice something new in it every time I see it.

The acting, sets and wardrobe are fabulous, the plot is fun and lively and I never get tired of watching it. My kids (teenagers at the time) loved it as well and enjoyed the witty barbs and the suspense.

Now all we need is to get it on DVD.