This Was a Woman (1948)
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...
- Date of release
- 1948-01-27
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Tim Whelan
Casting
- 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")
- Cyril Raymond — Austin Penrose
- Celia Lipton — Effie Holmes
- Marjorie Rhodes — Mrs. Holmes
- Joan Hickson — Miss Johnson
- Lesley Osmond — Sally
- Kynaston Reeves — Dr. Morrison
- Gus McNaughton — Veterinarian
Interesting facts
This Was a Woman is a 1948 British crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Sonia Dresdel, Walter Fitzgerald and Emrys Jones. It was written by Val Valentine from a treatment by based on a successful play by former film actress Joan Morgan. Its plot concerns an outwardly respectable family dominated by a murderous matriarch.
Production
The film was made at the Riverside Studios with sets designed by the art directors Ivan King and Andrew Mazzei.
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