Other Men's Women (1931)

Director:

William A. Wellman

Writers:

Maude Fulton (story)
Maude Fulton (adaptation)

Release Date:

17 January 1931 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Events take an unhappy turn for two Bill and Jack, two locomotive engineers, after Bill is attracted to his best friend's wife.

Plot Keywords:

Train Wreck | Railway | Train | Blindness | Boardinghouse

Cast

Grant Withers	...	Bill White
Mary Astor	...	Lily Kulper
Regis Toomey	...	Jack Kulper
James Cagney	...	Ed 'Eddie' Bailey
Fred Kohler	...	Haley
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Peg-Leg
Joan Blondell	...	Marie
Lillian Worth	...	Waitress
Walter Long	...	Mike 'Bix' / 'Roundhouse' Bixby

Also Known As:

The Steel Highway

Runtime:

71 min | USA:70 min (Turner library print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

This film was first released as "The Steel Highway" and even reviewed under that title. However, it opened in New York City, New York as "Other Men's Women" in April 1931.

Quotes:

[behind the lunch counter at the railroad yard, gum-chewing waitress Marie hears a train whistle - her cue to get ready to meet her boyfriend, Bill]
Marie: [taking off her apron] Anything else you guys want?
Railroad worker at Lunch Counter: Yeah, gimme a big slice a' you on toast, and some French-fried potatoes on the side.
Marie: [taking out her compact and powdering her face] Listen, baby, I'm A.P.O.
Railroad worker at Lunch Counter: [to the other railroad worker] What does she mean, A.P.O.?
Marie: Ain't Puttin' Out! Besides, I'm Bill White's girl, and I'm a one-man woman.
Railroad worker at Lunch Counter: That's a hot one, Marie.
Marie: Whattaya mean "that's a hot one"?
Railroad worker at Lunch Counter: Didn't I see you down ta Fishbeck's Dance Hall with Elmer Brown?
Marie: Oh yeah. Elmer's a kind of a cousin of mine.
[...]

Soundtrack:

Hear the Whistle Blowing on the 5:15

not bad

I had never heard of this movie but the only reason i watched it was because of James Cagney. Cagney had a pretty small part but i didn't mind. This movie stars Grant Withers and Regis Toomey as best friends who work as railroad conductors and Toomey is married to Mary Astor. Withers is dating Joan Blondell but he falls in love with Mary Astor instead. Withers is staying at Toomey's house but he leaves because he doesn't want to hurt Toomey. Toomey finds out why he left and they get in a fight on the train and cause an accident. After the accident they find Toomey is blind and then this big storm comes. I don't wont to spoil the ending because you can find it out for yourself. Both Withers and Toomey are good and so is Mary Astor and Joan Blondell.