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This Was A Woman

1948, Movie, NR, 102 mins

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A psychotic woman who craves power (Dresdel) takes out her frustration on her family in humiliating and devastating ways. Her daughter, White, is married to a doctor, but Dresdel doesn't approve and ruins the marriage. Dresdel then decides to find another man for herself and poisons her husband. Jones plays the son she is infinitely proud of for his medical research, but he catches on to his mother's ways and calls the police. Eventually Dresdel is convicted of murder but de... read more leave a comment
Year: 1948
Rated NR

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Cast
Sonia Dresdel: Sylvia Russell
Walter Fitzgerald: Arthur Russell
Emrys Jones: Terry Russell
Barbara White: Fenella Russell
Scott Forbes: Valentine Christie
Cyril Raymond: Austin Penrose

 

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