This Was a Woman

Name: This Was a Woman
Director: Tim Whelan
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1948-01-27
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Sonia Dresdel, Walter Fitzgerald, Emrys Jones, Barbara White, Scott Forbes

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1948 · 102 min · Crime · Drama · TMDB 5.7/10

Overview

The woman here is Sylvia Russell: power mad with set goals. In order to achieve those goals she is sadistically devoted to her son and daughter, able to possess and direct them. She subtly ruins her daughter's marriage by corrupting a servant girl and, then, uses her to compromise her son-in-law; slowly breaks her bumbling, unambitious husband's confidence...

Directed by Tim Whelan

Cast

Sonia Dresdel — Sylvia Russell
Walter Fitzgerald — Arthur Russell
Emrys Jones — Terry Russell
Barbara White — Fenella Russell
Scott Forbes — Dr. Valentine Christie (billed as "Julian Dallas")