That Way with Women is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova, written by Leo Townsend and Francis Swann, and starring Dane Clark, Martha Vickers, Sydney Greenstreet, Alan Hale, Sr., Craig Stevens and Barbara Brown. It was released by Warner Bros. on March 29, 1947.[1][2]

That Way with Women
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Directed byFrederick de Cordova
Screenplay byLeo Townsend
Francis Swann
Based onIdle Hands
1921 story in The Saturday Evening Post
by Earl Derr Biggers
Produced byCharles Hoffman
StarringDane Clark
Martha Vickers
Sydney Greenstreet
Alan Hale, Sr.
Craig Stevens
Barbara Brown
CinematographyTed D. McCord
Edited byFolmar Blangsted
Music byFriedrich Hollaender
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 29, 1947 (1947-03-29)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The screenplay was adapted from the Saturday Evening Post story "Idle Hands", which was previously the basis for the films The Ruling Passion (1922) and The Millionaire (1931), both of which starred George Arliss in the role assumed by Greenstreet.[3]

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James P. Alden, an automobile tycoon who's being pushed to retire, assumes the identity of family gardener Herman Brinker and, hoping to prove he's still vital, buys a corner gas station with Greg Wilson, who doesn't know his true identity. This complicates matter when he falls for Alden's daughter Marcia. Along the way, the two men also grapple with shakedown artists and numerous false arrests due to mistaken identity.

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References

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  1. ^ "That Way with Women (1947) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Crowther, Bosley (February 15, 1947). "'That Way With Women,' With Dane Clark, Has Premiere at Strand-'Two Smart People' Is New Feature at the Rialto". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Nixon, Rob (October 22, 2013). "That Way with Women (1947) - Articles". TCM.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
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