The Women (1939): Witty Lines

[slhc56]

I love this movie

[955pokerface]

Joan Crawford OWNED the film,as good as an actress Norma Shearer is,she probabaly thought she was so good,when really Joan overshined her and most of the other actresses,Rosalind Russell was the other great comedic actress

[955pokerface]

I Love Joan Crawford,she was so good in REAL comedies

[persuacion1]

where I can get the complete movie and subtitled in Spanish? I love and I would like him to see my mom

[TheTsarBear]

weird looking kitchen

[HaWkBeAtLeSnElSoN]

where did all the class go??

[forestkaat]

I miss films like this with great one-liners & snappy dialogue. Rosilyn Russell, Kate Hepburn, Eve Arden & Bette Davis were masters of this back in the day. So many of today's comedies seem so cliche or re-do's of old formulas.

[JubileeAway]

Absolutely one of the greatest movies ever made.

[hebneh]

The line about "outside of kennels" was actually pretty sleazy for 1939, when films were still being censored actively. Every adult would've known that was code for "bitches", a word which at that time was completely forbidden in films - even to refer to in a coded, indirect way like this. I assume the play had been so successful that stuff like this was allowed. And a good thing it was, too. 

[RaymondHng]

I was watching this in the Castro Theatre in San Francisco where Little Mary said, "Well, good night" to Crystal Allen in the bathtub scene and Crystal fired back with, "Wait a minute. Good night, whom?" Then someone in the audience screams out, "GOOD NIGHT, MOMMIE DEAREST!!!!!"

[windstorm1000]

One of the few intelligent and funny movies to come out of H'wood!!

[squeapler]

This movie is one of the all-time greats. It is just so well-written. The "Mary" character is pretty bland until the end so it's easy for "Sylvia" (Rosalind Russell), "Miriam" (Paulette Goddard) and "Crystal" (Joan Crawford) to steal the thunder. It's obvious from her name and looks that "Miriam Aarons" is Jewish and came from a less fancy background, yet steals a rich WASP husband - subtle comment on class differences. 1000 times better than the lousy remake.

[butterbeanbby95]

"and he comes home smelling like some strange perfume."

"where does he say he's been"

"visiting his horse." lmao xD

[pearlqueen18]

One of my favourite movies and no men! The original chick-flick perhaps.

I wish you could upload the whole movie for the next generation of girls.

Thanks for compiling the best scenes.

[rosytaylor621]

Love it

[L4sleeko]

One of the funniest movies ever. They talk so damn fast though!

?;^D

[maleficentdiva]

this movie is the original Golden Girls! very much the same thing!  BEST MOVIE EVER and my fave!

[PUTSOUTHINYOURMOUTH]

I hate to tell you dear...but your skin makes the Rocky Mountians look like chiffon velvet!

[PUTSOUTHINYOURMOUTH]

Buck Winston....the chambermaids delight!

[PUTSOUTHINYOURMOUTH]

Our new one-piece, lace, foundation garment....zips up the back with no bones!

[Buffalobigboy69]

"Keep your chin up honey, both of them!" LOL!! And " That's the problem , i don't pick em for character". " Am i going to find anything in that icebox of your's? Yea, cobwebs and a bottle of gin!" Still the funniest movie 70 plus years later.

[cranky1chick]

"You ever see a horse laugh?"

"Pardon?"

"Well you're going to."

[fairman1952]

Actually most of the writing was by Claire Booth Luce.

[KTBEverlasting]

OMG. I gotta see this movie. I am really laughing. Much better than the remake. Even though I love Meg, Jada, Annette, Grace, and Eva.

[mewhor]

lol  ''But it's not used in high society. . .outside of a kennel!'' I've always loved that line for some reason.

[xoxoavi8annaxoxo]

I saw the remake first and theeen I saw this version and I loooove this version more than the original

[sdsadsaf]

I can't believe someone actually believed they could remake this movie. I couldn't even sit through it. Yuck! The lines are the star of this movie.

[SavantOnASpinet]

I want to know what lines from ths movie FItzgerald wrote so bad!

[Corbon440]

Rosalind Russell steals everyone's show.

[CocaineHabbit]

@Corbon440

russell was incredible, but crawford owns this film in my opinion. every expression and line delivered is pure comedic gold.

[windstorm1000]

@CocaineHabbit I don't know--I think EVERYONE was brilliant in this movie--from the maids on up.

[webgen06]

im curious who wrote the witty lines. men?

[Countrygirltori24]

@webgen06 It was originally a play Clare Luce Booth (a women). Most of the lines that are in this movie were written originally by her and are in the play. There are a couple of differences in the screenplay which were probably made by men, but the bulk of the dialogue is from Booth's play.

[CaligirlSofia]

@webgen06 sexist bastard!!!!!

j/k lol

[earthquakepills]

@webgen06 A little research will clear that up in no time!

[soulierinvestments]

@webgen06 Clare Booth wrote the play in 1936, with some editing assistance from George Kaufman. The script retained much of the Booth dialog, cleaned up for 1939 censorship rules. Two women writers -- Jane Murfin and Anita Loos -- did the clean up work and wrote most of the additional scenes. Supposedly two men -- Donald Ogden Stewart and late Hollywood F Scott Fitzgerald -- labored on the drafts without credit, but I am hard pressed to see any of their handwork in the final version.

[SouthernWasp]

@webgen06 No man is this witty... okay... a gay man could have/must have consulted!

[RaymondHng]

@webgen06 Anita Loos and Jane Murfin adapted the screenplay from Clare Boothe Luce's play

[PUTSOUTHINYOURMOUTH]

I made Howard pay for what he wants! YOU made him pay for what he DOESN'T WANT!

[PUTSOUTHINYOURMOUTH]

I bet you picked yours for character.....and where did it get you.....? ON-THE-TRAIN-TO-RENO!

[PUTSOUTHINYOURMOUTH]

I hate to tell you dear....but your skin makes the Rocky Mtns. look like CHIFFON VELVET!

[PUTSOUTHINYOURMOUTH]

Thanks for the tip.....but when anything I wear doesn't please Steven....I TAKE IT OFF!

[PUTSOUTHINYOURMOUTH]

Will I find anything in that icebox of yours???

YEAH, COBWEBS AND A BOTTLE OF GIN!

[cazia9]

i'm dying for an excuse to use that line 'there's a name for you ladies...' on someone

[poeticjournalism]

jesus christ, the one liners in this movie are phenomenal. I appreciate this movie more with time.

[alanap67]

One of my favorites!!! The thing is that women act exactly the same way these days. I hated the remake, though. Just look at that beautiful cinematography!

[beboptube]

@alanap67 And costuming. And makeup!

[CYRAPHYM]

Ouch.... very CAMP indeed!

[ZandriaClark]

the 2 people who disliked this vid are idiots ! this is how movies should still be made. with talented and elegant actresses and dynamite writing.

[ladyvee7110]

Yeah, this was a good movie.

[RevolutionUtena]

Best final words of a villainess EVER.

[cranky1chick]

"Get me a bromide...and put some gin in it!"

[blainebill39]

@Countrygirltori24

I still can't get over the fact that to this day Joan Fontaine is still living! Even

little Virginia Weidler passed in 1968! Even more astonishing is to think that

Joans' sister, the legendary Olivia De Havilland is living as well!

Blaine

[Countrygirltori24]

@blainebill39 I love them both! If you love Joan Fontaine she's really good with signing autographs, I wrote to her and now have a signed pic of her hanging on my wall.

Apparently De Havilland doesn't sign autographs bc she is working on her memoir

[1976SaraM]

I love this movie. The remake was a joke. Hollywood is clearly out of ideas and now they have to ruin classics with their crappy remakes. Crawford, Shearer and Russell are awesome! Great lines! Thanks for the video. :)

[Satnick2000]

thanks for posting this. I have never heard of this movie... now I want to get a hold of it and have a ladies movie night!  Talk about your chick flicks!

[SuperBrianm]

@Satnick2000 This isn't a chick flick...this films biggest and most appreciative audience is and always has been gay men.

[nsav8]

@SuperBrianm Yes, I think you are correct. I had never heard about this movie until a gay friend recommended it. Apparently all of his gay friends love it.

[LadyBeth24]

I love how Joan uses that innuendo in order to allude that the other women are bitches lol cracks me up everytime

[LaFondaBHH]

Yea. Cobwebs and a Bottle of Gin...

[MustHaveKandy]

Lol I LOVEEE this film!!!! One of my favorites!! So many stars in it too. Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine WOW!!

[petie71]

'Did you get her innuendo?!'

'Oh, isn't this wonderful to see all our lives so settled—temporarily.'

The 'kennel' line is one of the best in U.S. movie history.

[blainebill39]

"Bring me a bromide and put some gin in it"

one of my favs!

[bluedahlia409]

"I'd like to see Howard Fowler bat an eyelash at another woman."

"Well I've seen him, and she's not bad, either!"

I used to assume she was just pulling Sylvia's leg to get a rise out of her, but then it occurred to me that she have seen Miriam lol

[DragonflyNoir10]

"Bums rush in melody dear."

[SingMeAnElla]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think that actress Kat Dennings looks an awful lot like Crystal Allen (Joan Crawford's character in this film)?

[odovicor]

The countess is marvelous. I love when she says about her French husband who pushed her down the mountain and she says, "I was half way down the mountain before I figured out Pierre no longer loved me." LMAO

Can't help admire the survival instinct of Crystal heading back to the perfume counter.

[ScinLaeca358]

"He could crack a coconut with those knees, if he could get them together." Is that actually a big dick joke?

[MTristan11]

@ScinLaeca358 LOL!! NO that line is in reference to him having Bowed legs LOL!! your too funny!!

[toothbrush55]

LMFAO I love Joan Crawford. I never knew she had such great comedic timing until I saw this film.

[roughouserosie]

2:23 is my favorite!!

[beyoncetyratina]

I watched 'The Women' and it was a WONDERFUL movie! The movie kept me smiling the whole time. Norma... excuse me Mrs. Haines, got her justice when she made everyone go crazy at the end. Lol... funny how Rosalind became Joan's friend. Wow... Mrs. Prowler is much taller than everyone else in this movie!

[overthetop37]

gimme a bromaid, and put some gin in it, fricken hilarious. Why can't they make movies like this anymore?

[odovicor]

@overthetop37 Love that line! When most young people watch this movie, the repartee goes so fast they miss most of it.

[PUTSOUTHINYOURMOUTH]

Will I find anything in that icebox of yours??? Yeah, cobwebs and a bottle of GIN!

[xbellabebex]

@LoveAnna13

Nope, you're not alone. I didn't like her either. None of the women are angels, but for some reason I never liked her. :P

[rossinilove]

@xbellabebex I think of all the women in the film, Miriam (other than Mary's mother) is the only one who really tries to help her. Their scene in Reno where she tells Mary to tear up the divorce paper like confetti is pretty good. Two totally opposite personalities but they bond together.

[xbellabebex]

@rossinilove

I didn't think any of them really helped. Mary's mother was telling her to turn the other cheek. But that's just my opinion. Despite all the flaws each character has, I love this movie. The lines are priceless. =)

[Countrygirltori24]

@xbellabebex I think Miriam does help. She notices Mary still loves Steven and tells her that her pride is one thing, but love is very rare. Maybe our advice today would be different, but I think it takes a lot of strength to stay with a man after he has cheated. It takes a lot of strength to leave him too. That's why it is always such a tough decision. The mother gives her helpful advice to let her avoid her girlfriends because they will only make it worse.

[OldHollywood93]

Please make more videos like this.

For this film and others, they're really very wonderful.

[artemiscarrington]

oh my god! the black maid girl is the same one they used in Mildred Pierce!

[FanofBewitched]

and Gone with the Wind you can't forget that:)

[TheIcingOnTheCake]

Love, love, love this film.

I hated the 2008 remake of it, todya's films can't capture that classic hollywood glamour.

The other re-make of it "The Opposite Sex" [in the 1950s] wasn't bad

But I like this one best.

[OldHollywood93]

Please make more

[ClassicMovieClub]

"Theres a name for you ladies but it isnt used in high society outside of a kennel" lol!! Roz Russell - could we love her any more?

[mguyoteful]

"chin up" "thats right, both of them" hahaha vicious!

[ReasonableNotion]

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!

[edwardjames50]

Fabulous editing job; you left no stone unturned!

[BonVoyageKitty]

"Get me a bromide - and put some gin in it!"

One of my favorite lines. Thanks for posting

[CocaineHabbit]

"oh. im so sorry"

joan crawfords delivery was never better than in this film. its such a shame that she never delved more into comedy.

[LauraAmiga]

100x better than the remake? No. 1000000x better.

Why Hollywood insists on making remakes of perfect movies? It's a nonsense.

[773SleepyHollow]

@LauraAmiga The late great Gene Siskel always said, "Don't re-make the GOOD movies, re-make the BAD ones," by which he meant deeply flawed movies that showed some promise but were poorly executed in various ways.

[LauraAmiga]

@773SleepyHollow I always says the same. I don't know who was Gene Siskel, sorry I am from Spain, but I suscribe every word of your reply.

[773SleepyHollow]

@LauraAmiga Siskel was an Amer film critic... he wrote for a Chicago newspaper, & for many years he had a TV show with Roger Ebert during which they debated about current films. Siskel died in 1999... Ebert still writes film criticism, but is no longer on TV, as part of his jaw was removed after he had thyroid cancer & he can no longer speak.

Pauline Kael & Andrew Sarris were the most respected Amer film critics, but Siskel & Ebert were the most famous because of their (enjoyable) show.

[LauraAmiga]

@773SleepyHollow Thank you very much for your information. You are very kind.

[bluedahlia409]

crawford's phone call to steven is comedic genius. sometimes i forget how talented she was and how funny she could be, when given the chance.

[hoi2000d]

FUC HEP

[junglered]

Every time I watch this film, I find a new gem! My new favorite - "Oh isn't it wonderful to see all our lives settled! ...Temporarily."

[TheGbergh]

gimme a bromaid, and put some gin in it. Hilarious

[TheGbergh]

chin up, that's right, both of them. lmao

[83survivor]

No. It was just typical Adrian costume on to make her look like that. Don't forget. This was 1939. The same time Adrian did the costumes for The Wizard of Oz.

[tallpaul521]

LOVE this film!!! Roz Russell is a hoot. Was Joan Fontaine (Olivia DeHaviland's sister) working as a bell hop or movie usher in that outfit with all the buttons?

[ZANTEDESH]

How bout the TOILET scene- they have two conversations - about the cheap linens AND Haines. HILARIOUS. The way RR pulls up the chair with her foot! I LOVE this movie. Saw it on the big screen in the 80's. I had VHS now DVD - i won't bother with new version. It must suck. One of my FAV. movies. WILL YOU POST THE TOILET SCENE PLEASE? i wanna send it to a man to show how women discuss 2 concurrent topics. He thinks I'm domineering but i'm normal. I wish he'd learn 'womanspeak' :) TANKS

[koollatter]

The new verson of the "The Women" does stink and suck. I roll my eyes whenever I hear one of the geniuses in Hollywood wanting to remake a movie from Hollywoods' Golden Age. As if the could improve upon it. They usually destroy it. Gus Van Sant's "Psycho" anyone? The only thins the remade version do is make me long for the originals, and I find out why I love them in the first place.

[rturnerful]

This has some "Great Classic Lines" in it. You just got to love this one!!

[BSTO88]

hahahahahaha.

It's so wonderful to see all of these actresses together!

Fontaine's the best "I'm going to have a babyyyyyy."

[supremes70sstyle]

they don't write 'em like this anymore..!!!!!

[GRLWHOLIKESFUNNYSHT]

"By the way, there's a name for you ladies. But it isn't used in high society- outside of a kennel."

That cracks me up! The script for this movie was brilliantly written. In movies like this, they always found a way to get their point across, without being too blatant.

If the movie were made today, Joan Crawford would have come right out and called them bitches. (I know a remake was made, but I haven't seen it. Did this happen?)

Thanks for putting together the video.

[bkwiley]

The original and best version of this movie, the first remake was call "The Opposite Sex" with good girl June Allyson & Crystal was played by Joan Collins, and that version had men in the movie, The Diane English version which came out in 2008 is a piece of CRAP

[gregoryagogo]

You left out the best part they fight and Sylvia breaks all those dishes!!

[tallpaul521]

1939, what a great year for films. The cast members of The Women were bus that year. Marjorie Main, Virginia Grey and Muriel Hutchinson (the maid) were in "Another Thin Man". Butterfly McQueen was in "Gone With The Wind". Joan Fontaine made "Rebecca".

[tallpaul521]

Great montage..THANKS. Crawford and Shearer DESPISED each other off screen. I love Goddard -- sex on wheels--but I think Rosalind Russell steals the film. The modern remake was Hollywood blashpemy!!!

[CocaineHabbit]

they both despised rossalind russell too, she just wasn't as big a star so the feud was never quite as famous.

[windstorm1000]

@CocaineHabbit Russell played sick when she found out she wasn't getting equal billing--and she did not report back to work till she got it--and deserved it!!

[CocaineHabbit]

@windstorm1000

if her performance hadnt been this brilliant and/or production hadnt been this difficult, i think they'd have just binned her off. until after this film russell was a second rate dramatic actress.

she never wanted nor believe she could play comedy until cukor asked her for this film, and afterwards she became known for bringing such vibrant humor to her roles ("his girl friday", "my sister eileen", "auntie mame"and "gypsy").

[Classic1940s]

I love this movie! Great choice of clips :)

[javal4evr]

I am so glad I have this on dvd. great movie. whoever made the new version did a great deal of injustice to this masterpeice. IF IT AINT BROKE DONT FIX IT!!!

[wisdomsylvia]

These one-liners are great-How come no ever comes up with comments like these any more-no profanity just total cut to the core or to the throat in some cases.

[chopin65]

You're right. The remake is an insult to Cukor.

[useyourminds]

why does nt some one post this movie completely please. tons n tons and all sorts of movies on youtube but you dont find a complete 1939 The women movie..

[chopin65]

I know. It's wonderful.

[xABitTooGorgeousx]

Miriam Aarons Miiram Aarons Ahhhhmm Paulette Goddard. <3

My favourite film!!