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Post by spiderwort on Mar 22, 2018 1:37:12 GMT
Any time, place, or vocation.
A few of my favorites: His Girl Friday (1940) - Rosalind Russell, reporter Madame Curie (1943) - Greer Garson, scientist The Miracle Worker (1962) - Anne Bancroft, teacher One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - Louise Fletcher, nurse Places in the Heart (1983) - Sally Field, farmer
Silkwood (1983) - Meryl Streep, factory worker |
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 22, 2018 1:53:13 GMT
Out of Africa? Plantation owner might be distinct from what you're looking for!
Norma Rae – mill worker
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore – waitress
Flashdance - welder/dancer
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Post by OldAussie on Mar 22, 2018 1:53:44 GMT
All About Eve
Mildred Pierce
Imitation of Life
Norma Rae
Hidden Figures
Swing Shift
Silkwood
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Post by movielover on Mar 22, 2018 2:04:07 GMT
Bridget Jones' Diary (2001) - Renee Zellweger, news reporter
The Miracle Worker (1962) - Ann Bancroft, teacher
Mulholland Drive (2001) - Naomi Watts, actress
Contact (1997) - Jodie Foster, astronomer
Game Change (2012) - Julianne Moore, governor/VP candidate
Bridesmaids (2011) - Kristen Wiig, jewelry store clerk
Broadcast News (1987) - Holly Hunter, television news producer
Dressed to Kill (1980) - Nancy Allen, escort/prostitute
Absence of Malice (1981) - Sally Field, newspaper reporter
The China Syndrome (1979) - Jane Fonda, TV news reporter
Suspect (1987) - Cher, defense attorney
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 22, 2018 2:06:05 GMT
Johnny Guitar – rancher
Belle de Jour – "sex care worker"
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 22, 2018 3:17:11 GMT
The Fuller Brush Girl
Baby Face
So Proudly We Hail
Private Benjamin
Meet John Doe
Tugboat Annie
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Post by mattgarth on Mar 22, 2018 3:31:07 GMT
Adding her Oscar-winning performance by Ginger Rogers as the title character in KITTY FOYLE.
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Post by OldAussie on Mar 22, 2018 3:35:19 GMT
Laura
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Post by bravomailer on Mar 22, 2018 3:42:55 GMT
Out of Africa? Plantation owner might be distinct from what you're looking for! No, Out of Africa is perfect. Should have thought of that myself. And I love your other choices, too. Then Gone with the Wind fits too! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2018 9:33:17 GMT
Diary of a Chambermaid
Repulsion - manicurist
Dancer in the Dark - factory worker
The Iron Lady - politician/Prime Minister
The Devil Wears Prada - editor in chief
The Shape of Water - cleaning woman
Vivre Sa Vie - prostitute
La Vie en Rose - singer
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Post by delon on Mar 22, 2018 11:39:15 GMT
The Red Shoes - ballerina
Waterloo Bridge - ballerina
Le notti di Cabiria - prostitute
The Sound of Music - governess
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Post by vegalyra on Mar 22, 2018 13:11:07 GMT
Bitter Rice
9 to 5
Tootsie (?) LOL
Morning Glory
Erin Brockavich
Legally Blonde
Miss Congeniality
Alien (?)
Cabaret
Network
Christmas in Connecticut
Verna: USO Girl (TV film)
Gold Diggers of 1933
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Post by wanton87 on Mar 22, 2018 14:00:44 GMT
It’s been a while since I’ve seen it spiderwort but one such classic production that comes to mind is The Guns Of Fort Petticoat. This one also features the lovely Kathryn Grant (Aka, Mrs Bing Crosby). And Audie Murphy is always a crowd pleaser in anything that he’s in. Edit: I initially misunderstood the title of this topic, and thought that you were looking for films that were about working with women. I will leave it for now, but will delete it upon your request. |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Mar 22, 2018 14:56:35 GMT
Ann Harding  An actress of great sensitivity, intelligence and unaffected elegance, Harding portrayed a collection of "working girls" and "career women" (pardon the anachronistic terminology) in the early-mid '30s. Devotion (1931) - Governess - In disguise, she hires on to care for the child of the barrister (Leslie Howard) with whom she's smitten (a plot to which Mrs. Doubtfire may owe a little something). The Animal Kingdom (1932) - Artist - Author Leslie Howard finds himself longing to escape a stifling marriage to Myrna Loy and reunite with former lover Harding. The Right To Romance (1933) - Doctor - Plastic surgeon Harding finds marriage to playboy Robert Young interfering with her career, and vice-versa. The Life Of Vergie Winters (1934) - Millinery designer/merchant - Her relationship with a married politician (John Boles) defies small-town conventions and becomes a threat to his professional ascendance. Biography Of A Bachelor Girl (1935) - Artist/Author - Globetrotting playgirl Harding is approached by editor Robert Montgomery for her unvarnished autobiography, bringing erstwhile paramour and now-Senate-candidate Edward Everett Horton back into her life. The Flame Within (1935) - Psychiatrist - Harding finds herself unprofessionally attracted to patient Louis Hayward while staving off suitor Herbert Marshall, who offers marriage on the condition she abandon her career. |
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Post by kijii on Mar 22, 2018 16:29:05 GMT
North Country (2005)
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Post by fangirl1975 on Mar 22, 2018 18:00:26 GMT
Working Girl(1988)- Melanie Griffith, secretary
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Post by Ass_E9 on Mar 22, 2018 18:18:30 GMT
Personal Services (1987)
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Post by teleadm on Mar 22, 2018 19:51:33 GMT
Kisses for My President 1964, Polly Bergen as the first female President Of USA.  Take a Letter, Darling 1942, another role reversal for Fred MacMurray, this time with Rosalind Russell The Matchmaker 1958 and it's musical version Hello Dolly! 1969, Shirley Booth respective Barbra Streisand were professional matchmakers. |
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Post by spiderwort on Mar 23, 2018 12:03:58 GMT
It’s been a while since I’ve seen it spiderwort but one such classic production that comes to mind is The Guns Of Fort Petticoat. This one also features the lovely Kathryn Grant (Aka, Mrs Bing Crosby). And Audie Murphy is always a crowd pleaser in anything that he’s in. Edit: I initially misunderstood the title of this topic, and thought that you were looking for films that were about working with women. I will leave it for now, but will delete it upon your request. Haven't seen this, wanton, so I can't comment. Whatever you decide is okay with me. |
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Post by wanton87 on Mar 23, 2018 14:47:23 GMT
Upon closer examination spiderwort I’ve decided that it does fit into this category, so I will leave it. It’s about a group of women that stand in as temporary fighting troops at a fort while the men are away at war, so they do qualify as working women. |
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