That Way with Women

That Way with Women is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova, written by Leo Townsend and Francis Swann, starring Dane Clark, Martha Vickers, and Sydney Greenstreet, and featuring Alan Hale, Sr., and Craig Stevens. It was released by Warner Bros. on March 29, 1947.^[1][2]

That Way with Women
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frederick de Cordova
Screenplay by	Leo Townsend Francis Swann
Based on	Idle Hands 1921 story in The Saturday Evening Post by Earl Derr Biggers
Produced by	Charles Hoffman
Starring	Dane Clark Martha Vickers Sydney Greenstreet
Cinematography	Ted D. McCord
Edited by	Folmar Blangsted
Music by	Friedrich Hollaender
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 29, 1947 (1947-03-29)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The screenplay was adapted from the Saturday Evening Post story "Idle Hands", which was previously the basis for the films The Ruling Passion (1922) and The Millionaire (1931), both of which starred George Arliss in the role assumed by Greenstreet.^[3]

Plot

James P. Alden, an automobile tycoon who's being pushed to retire, assumes the identity of family gardener Herman Brinker and, hoping to prove he's still vital, buys a corner gas station with Greg Wilson, who doesn't know his true identity. This complicates matter when he falls for Alden's daughter Marcia. Along the way, the two men also grapple with shakedown artists and numerous false arrests due to mistaken identity.

Cast

• Dane Clark as Greg Wilson
• Martha Vickers as Marcia Alden
• Sydney Greenstreet as James P. Alden
• Alan Hale, Sr. as Herman Brinker
• Craig Stevens as Carter Andrews
• Barbara Brown as Minerva Alden
• Don McGuire as Slade
• John Ridgely as Sam
• Richard Erdman as Eddie
• Herbert Anderson as Melvyn Pfeiffer
• Howard Freeman as Dr. Harvey
• Ian Wolfe as L.B. Crandall
• Olaf Hytten as Davis
• Joe Devlin as Police Desk Sergeant
• Clifton Young as Irate Baseball Fan
• Charles Arnt as Harry Miller
• Suzi Crandall as First Party Girl
• Janet Murdoch as Alice Green
• Creighton Hale as Briggs
• Philo McCullough as Hawkins
• Jack Mower as Deacon
• Jane Harker as Angela
• Monte Blue as MacPherson

Production

The film utilizes the tune Take Me Out to the Ball Game in its score.