1939 The Women A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays. Credits Director George Cukor Producer Hunt Stromberg Writers Jane Murfin , Anita Loos , Donald Ogden Stewart , F. Scott Fitzgerald Cinematographers Oliver T. Marsh , Joseph Ruttenberg Composers David Snell , Edward Ward Cast Norma Shearer , Joan Crawford , Rosalind Russell , Mary Boland , Paulette Goddard , Joan Fontaine , Lucile Watson , Phyllis Povah , Virginia Weidler , Marjorie Main Studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Genres Drama Comedy Posters 5 US theatrical US international US character US teaser US imax