George Cukor was a director from the 1930s to the 1980s. He was best known as a director of women’s pictures and every leading lady in Hollywood wanted to work with him because he captured them at their best. “The Women” is a 1939 film that is noteworthy for having a number of legendary leading ladies like Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell, but also because it had an entirely female cast with no male actors appearing onscreen. In this episode we take a look back at the classic 1939 feature film.

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