The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

100 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance | Oct. 25, 1946

Isaiah, a 19th-century businessman, has his eye on the beautiful and very young Jenny. Finally of age, she accepts his marriage proposal, but their love affair quickly turns sour. Ephraim, Isaiah's college-age son, comes for a visit, immediately striking up a chemistry with Jenny. She promises marriage -- if he murders his father first. But Jenny also swoons for John, the fiancé of her best friend, Meg.

The Strange Woman

100 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance | Oct. 25, 1946

The Strange Woman
Isaiah, a 19th-century businessman, has his eye on the beautiful and very young Jenny. Finally of age, she accepts his marriage proposal, but their love affair quickly turns sour. Ephraim, Isaiah's college-age son, comes for a visit, immediately striking up a chemistry with Jenny. She promises marriage -- if he murders his father first. But Jenny also swoons for John, the fiancé of her best friend, Meg.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Hunt Stromberg Productions, Mars Films
Original title The Strange Woman
Directors Lester D. Guthrie, Shirley Ulmer, Edgar G. Ulmer
Writers Hunt Stromberg, Herb Meadow, Ben Ames Williams, Edgar G. Ulmer

Cast

Hedy Lamarr

as Jenny Hager

George Sanders

as John Evered

Louis Hayward

as Ephraim Poster

Gene Lockhart

as Isaiah Poster

Hillary Brooke

as Meg Saladine

Rhys Williams

as Deacon Adams

June Storey

as Lena Tempest

Moroni Olsen

as Rev. Thatcher

Olive Blakeney

as Mrs. Hollis

Kathleen Lockhart

as Mrs. Partridge

Alan Napier

as Judge Henry Saladine

Dennis Hoey

as Tim Hager

Fred Aldrich

as Sailor in Saloon

Jessie Arnold

as Mrs. Thatcher

Edward Biby

as Mr. Patridge

Clancy Cooper

as Lumberjack

Ralph Dunn

as Lumberjack

Edith Evanson

as Mrs. Coggins

Al Ferguson

as Lumberjack

Fred Graham

as Street Rowdy

Teddy Infuhr

as Boy on Bridge

Ian Keith

as Lincoln Pittridge

Ian MacDonald

as Boat Captain

George Magrill

as Poster's Workman

Jo Ann Marlowe

as Jenny as a Girl

Francis Pierlot

as Dr. Bailey

Christopher Severn

as Ephraim Poster as a Child

Brick Sullivan

as Poster's Workman

Ray Teal

as Alex Duncan

Harry Wilson

as Lumberjack

Chief Yowlachie

as Guide