''All Women Have Secrets'' is a 1939 American

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Kurt Neumann and written by

Agnes Christine Johnston Agnes Christine Johnston was an American screenwriter who wrote for more than 80 films between 1915 and 1948. Biography Early life Johnston was born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, to John Johnston and Isabel McElhany. She attended the Horace Man ...

. The film stars Virginia Dale, Joseph Allen,

Jeanne Cagney Jeanne Carolyn Cagney (March 25, 1919 – December 7, 1984) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Early years Born in New York City, Cagney and her four older brothers were raised by their widowed mother, Carolyn Elizabeth C ...

Peter Lind Hayes Peter Lind Hayes (born Joseph Conrad Lind Jr.; June 25, 1915 – April 21, 1998) was an American vaudeville entertainer and film and television actor. Early life Hayes was born in San Francisco, the son of Joseph Conrad Lind Sr., a railroad man ...

, Betty Moran and John Arledge. Also appearing briefly in one of her first screen roles is

Veronica Lake Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973), known professionally as Veronica Lake, was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in films noir with Alan Ladd durin ...

, billed as Constance Keane. The film was released on December 15, 1939, by

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Plot

Three young couples, all having financial struggles, decide to risk getting married. Joe Tucker and new wife Susie begin their new life living in a trailer. Slats Warwick is in a continuous quarrel with bride Jennifer, whose allowance from her parents is keeping them afloat. The couple having the hardest time is John and Kay Gregory, a pre-med student whose studies barely give him time to juggle part-time jobs and a singer who finds work in a nightclub, but hasn't yet broken the news to her husband that she's expecting a baby.

Cast

* Virginia Dale as Jennifer Warwick *Joseph Allen as John Gregory *

as Kay Parker Gregory *

as Slats Warwick *Betty Moran as Susie Blair * John Arledge as Joe Tucker * Janet Waldo as Doris * Lawrence Grossmith as Professor Hewitt * Una O'Connor as Mary * Kitty Kelly as Flo *Joyce Mathews as Peggy *Audrey Maynard as Jill * Wanda McKay as Jessie *

Margaret Roach Margaret Mae Roach (March 15, 1921 – November 22, 1964) was an American actress active in the 1930s and 1940s. Biography She was born on March 15, 1921, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Hal Roach and Marguerite Nichols, and her b ...

as Betty *

as Jane *

Fay McKenzie Eunice Fay McKenzie (February 19, 1918 – April 16, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She starred in silent films as a child, and then sound films as an adult, but perhaps she is best known for her leading roles opposite Gene Autry in ...

as Martha *Barbara Denny as Alice *Gwen Kenyon as Helen *

Marge Champion Marjorie Celeste Champion ( Belcher; September 2, 1919October 21, 2020) was an American dancer and actress. At fourteen, she was hired as a dance model for Walt Disney Studios animated films. Later, she performed as an actress and dancer in film ...

as Marion *Lorraine Miller as Marie *Fay Cotton as Connie * Mildred Shay as Chloe *Lorraine Krueger as Molly *Phyllis Adair as Sybil *

Dick Elliott Richard Damon Elliott (April 30, 1886 – December 22, 1961) was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death. Early years Elliott was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Career Elliott p ...

as Justice of the Peace * Billy Lee as Bobby *

George Meeker George Meeker (March 5, 1904 – August 19, 1984 ) was an American Character actor, character film and Broadway theatre, Broadway actor. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Meeker made several films such as ''Crime, Inc.'' (1 ...

as Doc *Lambert Rogers as Dick

References

External links

* * 1939 films Paramount Pictures films American comedy films 1939 comedy films Films directed by Kurt Neumann American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language comedy films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub