The savvy, snappy gal reporter, as immortalized by Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday (1940), was one of the most durable archetypes of the post-Code era. While Women Are Trouble entered a crowded field of over 70 (!) female detective/reporter movies made in the 1930s, its tale about gangland murders solved by the reluctantly partnered old hand reporter Matt Casey( Stuart Erwin) and eager novice Ruth (Florence Rice) stands out from the pack for two reasons: First, the original story was written (likely exclusively for MGM) by George Coxe, a veteran of the golden age of detective pulps most known for creating the popular crime photographer-turned-gumshoe Flash Casey. Second, the way Ruth tenaciously earns the respect of the men around her, many who don't believe dames should walk the tough newsman's beat, gives lasting satisfaction to those in the audience who gain satisfaction in knowing a woman who sticks to the truth of her hunches is eventually heard, acknowledged, and believed.

By Violet LeVoit