A polo player's wife becomes the mystery woman in a Long Island horsy-set murder trial.A polo player's wife becomes the mystery woman in a Long Island horsy-set murder trial.A polo player's wife becomes the mystery woman in a Long Island horsy-set murder trial.
Photos
Edward Van Sloan
- Foxall - Prosecuting Attorney
- (as Ed Van Sloan)
Bill Elliott
- Stuart Wyatt
- (as Gordon Elliott)
Frederik Vogeding
- Nels Erickson
- (as Fred Vogeding)
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
- Mrs. Agnew - Housekeeper
- (as Eleanor Wesselhoft)
William Arnold
- Prosecutor's Assistant
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe $9,000 Johnny needs to fix up his place is the equivalent to over $200,000 in 2023.
- Goofs(at around 38 mins) Shelby reads a letter from her grandfather, and the hand holding the letter has on dark nail polish, but throughout the film Barbara Stanwyck appears to not be wearing any polish at all.
- Quotes
Shelby Barret Wyatt: Well, this *is* a surprise! That's a pretty old line, but it seems to fit.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Café Society (2016)
Featured review
1935, and the class system thrives
Barbara Stanwyck is "The Woman in Red" in this 1935 film also starring Gene Raymond, Genevieve Tobin, and John Eldredge.
Stanwyck plays Shelby Barrett, who rides horses in shows for the wealthy Mrs. Nicholas (Genevieve Tobin). In this capacity, she meets Johnny Wyatt (Raymond), who also rides for Mrs. Nicholas, though he comes from an old money family. However, they've fallen on hard times. Mrs. Nicholas aka Nicko is sweet on him. But Johnny only has eyes for Shelby, and the two marry. Shelby leaves the employ of the bitter Mrs. Nicholas.
When they meet Johnny's family on Long Island, Shelby is not welcomed by them, and when Johnny and Shelby decide to go into business for themselves working with other people's horses, they really become aggravated. When they're short money, Shelby borrows from a wealthy friend, Fairchild (Eldredge) but doesn't want Johnny to know. This leads to complications when Nicko spreads gossip and Fairchild asks for an innocent favor himself that turns deadly. This puts Shelby in an untenable position.
Stanwyck is lovely and a very strong actress, and I agree with one poster here who says she makes it work, as would have Bette Davis or another leading lady with some backbone. The film is somewhat boring, in part thanks to the bland Gene Raymond, and nothing really happens until the end of the film.
Nevertheless, Stanwyck is always worth it.
Stanwyck plays Shelby Barrett, who rides horses in shows for the wealthy Mrs. Nicholas (Genevieve Tobin). In this capacity, she meets Johnny Wyatt (Raymond), who also rides for Mrs. Nicholas, though he comes from an old money family. However, they've fallen on hard times. Mrs. Nicholas aka Nicko is sweet on him. But Johnny only has eyes for Shelby, and the two marry. Shelby leaves the employ of the bitter Mrs. Nicholas.
When they meet Johnny's family on Long Island, Shelby is not welcomed by them, and when Johnny and Shelby decide to go into business for themselves working with other people's horses, they really become aggravated. When they're short money, Shelby borrows from a wealthy friend, Fairchild (Eldredge) but doesn't want Johnny to know. This leads to complications when Nicko spreads gossip and Fairchild asks for an innocent favor himself that turns deadly. This puts Shelby in an untenable position.
Stanwyck is lovely and a very strong actress, and I agree with one poster here who says she makes it work, as would have Bette Davis or another leading lady with some backbone. The film is somewhat boring, in part thanks to the bland Gene Raymond, and nothing really happens until the end of the film.
Nevertheless, Stanwyck is always worth it.
helpful•81
- blanche-2
- Jun 2, 2012
- How long is The Woman in Red?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content