Enter Crystal Allen - Joan Crawford - "The Women"

Mary Haines' friends finally meet the girl Stephen Haines is having an affair with.

[@gordonhall752]

This role was custom-ordered for Joan. She excels in it.

[@thomassperduti4500]

Absolutely!

[@tadge72]

She fabulous as crystal . Apparently she had to persuade Mayer she could do it and he made her work for scsle on a day rate . It’s a fantastic cast

[@rossdenbby8520]

No not dated or unfunny. Still as sharp and sophisticatedly hilarious nearly 80 years later. Much better than modern remake

[@BLUEOHIO]

JOAN WON IT//LOVE HER

[@georgegallucci1845]

The remake was pure trash.

[@BeingforthebenefitofMrPerkins]

@@georgegallucci1845 Most "remakes"are.

[@cherrybomb1386]

I refused to watch the remake

[@henrybrowne7248]

Alfred Hitchcock once said, remake bad movies; do not remake good ones.

[@harrietlyall1991]

“The bum’s rush in melody” 👏🏼🤣 What a script! What performances!

[@christineperkins4451]

Love that line 😂😂😂

[@phoenixnyc]

Rosalind Russell was absolutely brilliant in this movie. Hell, in ALL her movies!

[@roter13]

her future husband fell in love with her because of this film

[@allynalbino4780]

Rosalind Russell was phenomenal in the movie Pic Nic Too!

[@hcombs0104]

She's not as well-remembered as Crawford or Davis, but she deserves to be.

[@derekseven1647]

I always thought Rosalind could be Jones sister. They looked similar to one another in certain movies.

[@jamesfox2579]

I like how Crystal sprays the perfume right smack in Edith and Sylvia's faces!! Lol!!

[@02chevyguy]

If you try that now, the store will probably get hit with a lawsuit.

[@josephkearny5874]

Still terrific and Joan shines in a rare comedic performance.

[@edwardnashen5960]

The Women directed by George Cukor is fantastic. That hard edge of Crawford really is put to great use. Perfect. That's the Joan who scraped her way tooth and nail to get the top. That's her, who she really was, Crystal! Raw, tough, and so obvious. And Cukor knew it. She's good, too good. So believable! There are girls walking around today with that same edge and will knock anyone out of their way to get what they want. Right in dept. Stores and in offices."Jungle Red", famous line!

[@rodwillis4080]

The dialogue in this movie is excellent! Witty and intelligent! Joan was a master at reading and shading!

[@scottsanford6437]

I think as wonderful a director as Cukor was, especially with actresses, this is the one film above ALL of his others that clearly define his genius and his place in Hollywood history. I've always loved Crawford like I love Madonna...certainly many moments of brilliance, but not naturally so...both having greater talents in being a step ahead of everyone else, knowing the landscape and shaping it for their benefit. RECREATING. MARKETING. ENDURANCE. That makes Crawford one of my favorites. And you can't deny the living sculpture that was her face. Dayum!! I'm not sure the camera has loved anyone more than it loved Joan Crawford!

[@peterd.9522]

I’m going to go with Marilyn Monroe as far as the camera goes. But I agree with you about Crawford on everything else. Cheers!

[@rah62]

Greer Garson. The moment she appeared from the shadows on that mountain in "Goodbye Mr. Chips", the camera caught such luminosity that the audience couldn't help but fall in love with her. Garson owned the 1940s. Thankfully, she's in such a category of class and style that no one would ever dare compare her to a no-talent like "Madonna".

[@peterd.9522]

@@rah62 I loved Greer Garson. I always wanted to see her cast against type. I bet she would have been incredible in the Margot Channing roll in “All about Eve”

[@drnkendramaqueen]

Crawford was masterful at emphasising the shade in her dialogue: “I wouldn’t think that one suggested your personality - it’s called ‘Oomph’!” 😂

[@yococomanolo]

I watched this movie for the first time recently and fell in love. Timeless! Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell gave such unforgettable performances!

[@rons479]

This is by far one of the most entertaining films of all time. if you haven't seen it, make sure you do. Every scene is perfection and there is not one man in the entire two hour film.

[@andrewmark2783]

I wish Roz and Joan made more movies together. Their chemistry in this film was off the charts, and they were great friends right until the end.

[@2837sharding]

Why can't I stop watching this ?! Lol

[@jonnyp241984]

Aldo Rivas because it’s freaking awesome! Lol 😀

[@hcombs0104]

Because the dialogue is just as crisp as when it was first seen more than 80 years ago.

[@Armistead_MacSkye]

"Mrs. PROWLER." 😂

[@avenger67]

Brilliant film. Ahead of it’s time. Cast of legends!

[@charlesdavis545]

Joan should have won best supporting actress for that role.

[@sunniemartinez5293]

I am 14 and I would much rather watch movies like these. Joan crawford is one of my favorite actresses.

[@heathernikki5734]

You have good taste, girl. Never change!

[@cuisheenarollins1536]

Sunnie Martinez me to

[@paradoxicalcanons]

You're being raised right.

[@lynngregory393]

Young lady, you have a mind of your own. Keep it up!!!

[@lawdhammercy4448]

Who cares?

[@poetcomic1]

I watched this bit and IMMEDIATELY wanted to see the whole movie.- yet again.

[@millers3888]

"It'll be out tomorrow Mrs. PROWLER!" "FOWLER!" "Oh I'm so sorry. Mrs. Fowler." DEAD!

[@lawdhammercy4448]

When Joan said Fowler, I think she meant "fouler."

[@AznRUs]

I know it meant to be some sort of insult but what does it mean?

[@SanFranDentist94301]

a prowler is someone who sneaks around; usually a burgler.

[@hebneh]

It's interesting that Joan comes off sympathetically in this scene when in fact she is the villainess who's committing adultery with the husband of the saintly and long-suffering Norma Shearer. Her two adversaries here are intentionally goofy, so they're not much of a threat to her wit, but her rising above them shows her as intelligent and quick.

[@andrewmark2783]

Well they were all "villains", if you count opportunism as being such. The only difference between Crystal and the other women is that she came from nothing.

[@thankthelord4536]

She had a job to keep.

[@hebneh]

Nope, we’ve just seen and heard Crystal on the phone with Steven Haines immediately before this, elaborately lying and being seductive while her coworker Pat makes wisecracks in the background. After Crystal hangs up, she barks out in annoyance that this guy was trying to break a date with her “for his wife!” So we definitely known she’s an untrustworthy bitch.

[@johanericsson2403]

When it's Crystal vs these obnoxious idle rich society women who show up at the perfume counter just to fuck with her - and not even because they're actually concerned about their "friend" - it's easy to enjoy the way she turns the tables on them. What's really interesting is later on, when Mary herself decides to confront Crystal in the fitting room - you probably still find that you're Team Crystal, even though you're obviously supposed to sympathize with Mary. Crystal's just written a lot smarter and snappier - and scrappier, since like Andrew says she came from nothing.

[@JloveLamar]

​@johanericsson2403 I looked for this comment for the longest! I saw it earlier in the year and I had to reply! I wholeheartedly agree. I've found I still side with Crystal, even if I really detest everything Mary is being put through in this film. Her husband is cheating, her friends know and gossip about it, her own cousin sets her up to find out and I just want to choke Mrs. Fowler, her Mother tells her to just endure it.......and yet, in the confrontation scene, I'm still wanting Crystal to really sock it to her. I don't see how Mary didn't slap the crap out of Sylvia after she found put Sylvia had been sending people to the nail shop to get information about the husband's cheating. I still root for Crystal.

[@jessica_jam4386]

There are so many funny lines in this movie 😅

[@zlatkajupe]

Back when people could cut you to the bone without cussing. Smile right in your face lol.

[@lindasturm699]

I love this movie! I've seen it at least a dozen times.

[@hcombs0104]

Hell, I've probably seen it ten dozen times! A favorite of mine.

[@henrybrowne7248]

I become more of a fan every time I see a good clip. Truly one of the best. Hopefully I'll get to see this one in its entirety. I've seen Mildred Pierce and a lesser known?[maybe] earlier one, Rain [1932], which was just tremendous as well.

[@peterd.9522]

By all means see the clip from Autumn Leaves where Crawford moralizes to Vera Ellen & Lorne Greene. It’s epic Crawford!

[@catlover34fl]

@@peterd.9522 Vera Miles.

[@peterd.9522]

@@catlover34fl You’re right of course. It’s a funny enough scene with Vera Miles trying to take on Crawford. Vera Ellen would have been hilarious in that scene 🎬 Thanks for the catch!

[@catlover34fl]

@@peterd.9522 You're welcome. I have had my own share of mix-ups with some of these actresses. Yes, hilarious indeed with Vera Ellen.

[@JackSinclairRN]

“Whens ones mind is one ones OWN business...” Ms. Crawford, I say, was that a hint of shade?

[@jamesryan6008]

A hint of shade? She provided more shade than a redwood forest.

[@jaymesguy239]

I remember seeing old photographs of my aunt wearing hats like the one Phyllis Povah is wearing. Ah, the hat era! And my grandmother had a collection of some of those beautiful old perfume bottles. They're long gone by now. They would be collectors' items today.

[@tiffythekewlchick3457]

Omg I love Joan

[@trevorMT]

My favourite actress legend Joan Crawford Rosalind Russell brilliant in this scene

[@tison333]

Absolute masterpiece.

[@Jeng4280]

Loved this scene! This movie was a favorite. If it’s ever on again, I’m DVRing it.

[@marieelena]

One of old Hollywood best movies...wish it was filmed in color!

[@hebneh]

The fashion show sequence in the middle of this movie IS in color - but it's 20 minutes of abstract sets and costumes with nothing to do with the plot. When this film was shown on TV for years, this part was just cut out. It wasn't restored till the 1980s when "The Women" was released for home video.

[@haintedhouse2990]

JC: "i'm afraid when they come to this counter they have other women on their minds" RR: "i shouldn't think you'd let that disturb you."

[@peterd.9522]

Russell to Crawford “ And as you say you’ve had so many men”. 😂

[@jaydarwin2036]

Mrs Prowler 😂😂😂😂

[@BLUEOHIO]

JOAN OWED THIS MOVIE

[@jamesryan6008]

I will always believe that Sylvia and not Crystal was the true villain. Crystal was just a husband stealer whereas Sylvia couldn't wait for Mary(Her cousin) to find out that her husband was, ahem, "stepping out on her". Had Rosalind Russell not given such an exaggerated performance ( as Cukor wanted it), Sylvia would have been unbearable. Side note, Rosalind Russell had said she and the director had loud arguments over how to portray Sylvia. Russell wanted to do a brittle, high toned kind of character. It's a good thing Cukor prevailed.

[@thomaslombardo3401]

One of my favorite scenes from “The Women.”

[@DCFunBud]

I think this was Joan's best scene.

[@Lily-wp8ol]

I personally thought it was her exit scene--especially the "outside a kennel" remark!

[@material___]

I shouldn’t think you’d let that disturb you 🔥

[@saugusguy]

Best line..MRS. PROWLER

[@rachelparay7559]

I have always wondered if Sylvia & Edith are supposed to be 'slumming' (according to salesgirl Pat) on Saks Fifth Avenue called Black's in the movie, where then do these ladies buy their perfume? The Chanel boutique in Paris France? I've also wondered if there was ever a fragrance called Summer Rain in the 1930s or was it just a fictional fragrance for this film. I adore that they incorporated perfume into this movie I'm a fragrance fanatic.

[@hebneh]

I think Pat's remark about "slumming" is a dig at Crystal herself, not the store, which is obviously very high class and expensive.

[@haintedhouse2990]

Joan: "why me?" Joan's co-worker: "maybe they're slumming"

[@georgegallucci9958]

Virginia Grey was marvelous in this part!

[@haintedhouse2990]

@@georgegallucci9958 thank you. Ms. Grey was a delight.

[@realdivabitch]

LOL THIS MOVIE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUNNY>

[@zekepeterson9076]

0:53 Crystal had their number from that point on. 😂

[@fordlandau]

Fabulous

[@galenstone9097]

Joan's best movie ever.

[@scottsanford6437]

So, admittedly with great prejudice, as this film and its brilliant cast would be on my "Golden Age" Mt. Rushmore, and might even make my "All Time" Mt. Rush, and further considering that it's release in 1939 was THE greatest year in the history of cinema, which equals stiff competition, I think the whole production got screwed by AMPAS. But certainly a best supporting nom for Crawford who with very little screen time really did steal the darn thing, and too, a nod in best actress for at least one of the two leads in Russell and Shearer. Baffling to me!!

[@peterd.9522]

The academy dismissed it as a women’s picture, no doubt. But Roz Russell for sure, and Cukor, costume design, set design, all should have been nominated. (Or I may be mistaken and some were). Crawford was pretty darn great. I agree that it’s a towering work, and now 84 years later possibly mythic😎

[@user-eg1qq5pv8k]

I know no one would know because this was in 1939 but I wonder what the names of those perfumes and fragrances were. None of them look familiar as vintages that sell today. There is no OOMPH or SUMMER RAIN that I know of. I also wonder what the 'more subtle in the woodsy order' scent that Crystal sprayed on the ladies was too. I love perfume!

[@02chevyguy]

For the hell of it I did a search to find out what time the dept stores during that era closed for the day. My guess would be around 6-7, but stayed open later (probably 9) for the holidays.

[@akrenwinkle]

00:25 Joan sprayed right into Roz's mouth.

[@Tomfrost1997]

NOooOnsEnsE My deah, a pretty girl like you…. Love this deliver

[@23sexycutie]

Nosy rude people . Mrs . Prowler . She looks like one 😂

[@manryhood]

"Ooh I wouldn't think that one suggest your personality at all. It's called 'Oomph!' " Lmao what a bitch!

[@fanofmusicals]

It'll be out tomorrow, Mrs. PROWLER!

[@jamesriccardo2225]

Ex Mooze "Oh I'm so sorry. Mrs. FOW-lah."

[@IamDottieDandridge]

HEY EDITH!!!😂😂😂

[@Melleina]

The origin of Karens

[@thomassperduti4500]

LMGAO!

[@Fawn_love]

Rosalind Russell was a scream!

[@johncook2355]

I justed Loved it.. Joan.. ur one .. mold Broken.. Beatty Davis had nothing on u !!!!

[@RaymondHng]

While _The Women_ was being produced, Bette Davis was busy starring in _The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex_ , _The Old Maid_ , _Juarez_ , and _Dark Victory_ and received an Academy Award nomination for the last film.

[@christineperkins4451]

Strongly disagree 😳

[@theguardian9993]

for some reason i can picture debra messing in the hat

[@garcia207]

The original Karens.

[@AncaXBre]

Looks like Karen's aren't a new phenomenon...

[@henryferguson447]

Man she nosy as hell

[@jorgesantori5286]

KKKKKKKK Amei!!!! KKKKKK

[@adamscarpetta9543]

It's odd how much older Crawford looked here then in her movies of the next few years. Did they deliberately or inadvertently not light her well?

[@pearlkhrystal]

I think it was partially due to her makeup as well... Joan in the 40's really was something else

[@lynntownsend4457]

That tight perm didn't do much for her

[@brionity]

MAYBE THEY'RE SLUMMING!

[@christineperkins4451]

I know, and within earshot too.... LOL 🤣🤣

[@zekepeterson9076]

It's a shame Crawford didn't play more bitch roles when she was in her prime. So many of her roles were "noble" or bad girls gone good. Not that she didn't excel at those kind of roles!

[@mjrussell414]

I always thought that hat Rosalind Russell was wearing was ridiculous. I wonder if it was considered to be a bit over the top then, or quite fashionable.

[@lindagurrera685]

You ve had so many men I love it 25 cents my you are getting off economicly lol

[@RaymondHng]

That would $4.81 in today's dollars.

[@brentburbank6405]

Karens ... even back then. Karen is nothing new

[@davedvlaries7764]

_"Well, eh, I'll take this. Charge it and send, here's my name and address." "25 cents! My, you _are_ getting off economically, aren't you?" "Aren't I?!"_ This goes to why the 2008 remake by Diane English failed so decidedly. As described by author Claire Booth herself, her characters were an indictment of "the idle, stupid rich, the kind of women who should be hit over the head with a meat axe," and verbally, that's what Booth did. You _could_ do that in 1939 when the double-standard went routinely unchallenged. These were women depicted with nothing on their minds but gossip, grooming and other women's husbands, who lived for the bedroom, the beauty parlor, and Reno. But by trying to move the characters to post-feminist, 2008 America, English simply could not do the same thing. The profoundly changed social mores since pre-WWII days, including the various women's discovered and developed personal earning power, would have made the competitive backstabbing for rich men more insulting than comic. With the claws and the venom removed, however, the result was a tepid female buddy movie with the misfortune to land three months after the superior theatrical _Sex And The City_ (and a presumably drained market) and a mere two months before Barack Obama's election. It did not and could not resonate with the audience of its time like the powerful original.

[@jackanthony976]

I agree with your comparison of the original "The Women" with the 2nd remake in 2008. However, I would like to know what you thought of MGM's 1st remake in 1956 called "The Opposite Sex." It starred all of the MGM actresses under contract in 1956. The movie pretty much had the same script with June Allyson playing the Norma Shearer role. "The Opposite Sex" added Technicolor and musical numbers. It also included men in the casting.

[@RaymondHng]

@@jackanthony976 And the hardest slap in the face to Joan Collins that her earring flew off.

[@RaymondHng]

$0.25 cents in 1939 would be $4.81 in 2020.

[@cedude69]

She was one crazy bitch!!!

[@karllieck9064]

It's funny how these older ladies in the 1940's still dress like it's the 1890's.

[@radamik]

Around 1939 there was a kind of Victorian (and Baroque) revival that appeared in fashion and interior design - kind of a reaction to modernism which was already boring people. It may also have been a feeling that the Depression was easing up and it was time for elaboration again.

[@jessebacon817]

If you watched the movie, Rosalind Russell character was a wannabe fashionista. She wore anything she thought was fashionable and stylist.

[@use-ThatIsWhatIamTalkingAbout]

Women marrying for money and status. Somethings never change.

[@lindagurrera685]

Maybe there slumming haa

[@karllieck9064]

These drag queens are a riot.

[@heathernikki5734]

I don't see your mom on here though

[@karllieck9064]

@@heathernikki5734 That's because she's selling it on the streets with your mom.

[@johanericsson2403]

There's some good writing in this movie if you can tolerate how obnoxious it is - nonstop female yammering for over 2 hours. But there's Joan Crawford when she was still youngish and hottish, playing the cuntiest shopgirl of her career. Rosalind Russell isn't bad either as a gum-chewing society broad.

[@PaullyMiller]

I love old movies and I take them for what they are, but saying these notions of women aren't dated or even the construct of a patriarchal perspective of women is really delusional. I think its like learning to hold two truths in your head at once. 1. The stylish quipping of these screen legends is entertaining in a campy way. And 2. These are ludicrous parodies of women that become evermore irrelevant with the passing of time.

[@heathernikki5734]

Hahahahaha...I'm female and I can assure you many women still act this way today.

[@Anointed012]

The ending was clearly racist !!! Blacks ??

[@brendapayne6603]

No, it was a play on words to suggest Saks without actually saying Saks.

[@Anointed012]

Brenda Payne ,No it was racist !

[@BLTKellys]

That’s the name of the department store, idiot.

[@Myplop]

Looks terribly dated and unfunny now

[@heathernikki5734]

Jimmy Kane you just have shitty taste.

[@Myplop]

Heather Foster potty mouth

[@jasonmack2569]

Jimmy Kane, You and I will have to politely agree to disagree.

[@amyclarke41]

Jason Mack i dont mind it but i might doze off i did to a better film some like it hot🤣

[@hcombs0104]

To each his (or her) own, I still find this funny. Too bad the "woke" crowd has no sense of humor...

[@OTHERMRBABCOCK]

Maybe they’re slumming; the viewers removal of any sympathy for Crystal. A clear view of her personality without descriptions of it.