She Knew All the Answers (1941): Cast & Plot
She Knew All the Answers is a 1941 comedy directed by Richard Wallace, starring Joan Bennett as Gloria Winters, John Hubbard and Franchot Tone. It runs 1 hour 25 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 25m (85 min)
- Director
- Richard Wallace
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is She Knew All the Answers About?
The premise of She Knew All the Answers without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A chorus girl falls for a wealthy playboy who cannot inherit his fortune unless his trustee approves his marriage. To gain the trustee’s favor, she secretly takes a job at his brokerage under an assumed name. While trying to impress him, unexpected complications arise, testing their budding relationship.
She Knew All the Answers Themes & Keywords
· 42 tags- damsel in distress
- farce
- wealthy playboy
- chorus girl
- wall street firm
- new york city
- deception
- telephone switchboard operator
- 1940s
- nightclub girl
- elevator operator
- cigarette smoking
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- inventor
- investor
- losing a job
- irate boss
- manicurist
- barber shop
- gas station attendant
- shave and a hair cut
- manicure
- elopement
- snobbery
- slang
- janitor
- shoeshine boy
- singing telegram boy
- job interview
- reprisal
- retribution
- confusion
- land lady
- based on cosmopolitan magazine story
- racial stereotype
- quandry
- anxiety
- anguish
- intervention
- resolvement
- gossip
- temptation
- milkman
She Knew All the Answers Cast & Characters
Joan Bennett leads the cast as Gloria Winters, with John Hubbard as Randy Bradford and Franchot Tone as Mark Willows. Directed by Richard Wallace; 28 actors are credited in all.
- Director Richard Wallace
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Joan Bennett as Gloria Winters - John Hubbard as Randy Bradford
- Franchot Tone as Mark Willows
- Eve Arden as Sally Long
Also Starring in She Knew All the Answers
· 24 more- Byron Foulger Man in the Elevator (uncredited)
- Selmer Jackson Broker
- Pierre Watkin George Wharton
- Forbes Murray Broker
- William Benedict Singing Telegraph Boy
- Chester Clute Butter and Egg Man
- Thurston Hall J. D. Sutton
- Dick Elliott Broker
- Don Beddoe Barber
- Edward Earle Harassed Man (uncredited)
- Grady Sutton Ogleby
- Frank Sully Cop
- George Lloyd Cop
- Fern Emmett Woman Applicant
- Luis Alberni Inventor
- Dave Willock Messenger Boy
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- Walter Soderling Building Utility Man
- George Beranger Head Waiter
- Roscoe Ates Gas Station Attendant
- Almira Sessions Elaine Wingate
- Eddie Conrad Waiter
- William Tracy Benny
- Onest Conley Shoeshine Boy
- Francis Compton Tompkins
She Knew All the Answers Plot Summary
What happens in She Knew All the Answers from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Gloria Winters, Joan Bennett, a chorus girl, is overjoyed when wealthy young Randy Bradford, John Hubbard, asks her to elope. Before they can run off, Randy is contacted by Mark Willows, Franchot Tone, a partner in the Wall Street firm that Randy’s father built and a trusted adviser to Randy. Willows makes one grim condition clear: if Randy elopes, he will be disinherited. This twist jolts Gloria, who quickly shifts from elation to a calculated plan.
Full summary
The whole story of She Knew All the Answers, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know She Knew All the Answers?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Which actress portrays the chorus girl Gloria Winters?
She Knew All the Answers Also Known As
Also known as “Allo... Je t'aime”.
- Also known as
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- Allo... Je t'aime
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She Knew All the Answers FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of She Knew All the Answers, each answered in a sentence.
How long is She Knew All the Answers?
She Knew All the Answers runs 1 hour 25 minutes (85 minutes).
When was She Knew All the Answers released?
She Knew All the Answers was released on May 13, 1941.
Who directed She Knew All the Answers?
She Knew All the Answers was directed by Richard Wallace.
More films by Richard Wallace Who is in the cast of She Knew All the Answers?
She Knew All the Answers stars Joan Bennett as Gloria Winters, John Hubbard as Randy Bradford and Franchot Tone as Mark Willows, among 28 credited actors.
Does She Knew All the Answers have a post-credit scene?
No. She Knew All the Answers has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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