I Loved a Woman

I Loved a Woman
1933 Theatrical Poster
Directed by Alfred E. Green
Screenplay by Charles Kenyon
Sidney Sutherland
Based on David Karsner (novel)
Produced by Henry Blanke
Starring Kay Francis
Edward G. Robinson
Genevieve Tobin
Cinematography James Van Trees
Edited by Herbert Levy
Music by Bernhard Kaun
Production
company
First National Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • September 23, 1933
Running time
 90 min.
Country United States
Language English

I Loved a Woman is a 1933 American pre-Code drama directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Kay Francis, Edward G. Robinson, and Genevieve Tobin. According to producer Hal Wallis' autobiography (with Charles Higham), Robinson and Francis "were oddly matched. Kay was so tall that we had to put Eddie [Robinson] on a box in some scenes to bring him level with her and, understandably he was humiliated. Irritable and self-conscious, he argued with Kay frequently. But he [...] gave credit to her fine acting." However, it was Wallis and other executives who also made the choice to cut three of Kay's scenes, leaving her presence in the film really as a supporting actress.

Plot

John Hayden, owner of a Chicago meat-packing company, falls in love with a beautiful opera singer.

Cast