A Wicked Woman (1934)
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Helen Hayes reportedly turned down the opportunity to play the title role in this dreary melodrama about self-sacrificing motherhood; the opportunity, if that's the word, instead went to Viennese import Mady Christians. After killing her abusive husband (Paul Harvey) in self-defense, downtrodden Naomi Trice (Christians) dusts herself off and moves to another city with her four young children, vowing to pay for her crime when the youngsters are old enough to make their own way in life. Years later, Naomi is not only the proprietor of a successful dress designing business but is also courted by a kind newspaper editor, Pat Naylor (Charles Bickford). But when her oldest son Curtis (William Henry) is badly hurt in a fight with his sister's unsympathetic boyfriend (a very young Robert Taylor), Naomi vows to live up to her old promise if only he will pull through. The young man recovers and Naomi goes on trial for the murder of her husband but refuses to allow her children to give crucial testimony that may lead to an acquittal. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Mady Christians - Naomi Trice
- Charles Bickford - Pat Naylor
- William Henry - Curtis Trice
- Betty Jane Graham - Yancey, as a girl
- Paul Harvey - Ed Trice
- Robert Taylor - Bill Renton
- Georgie Billings - Neddie
- Jean Parker - Rosanne
- Betty Furness - Yancey
- Jackie Searl - Curtis as a Boy
- Marilyn Harris - Rosanne, as a girl
- Zelda Sears - Gram Teague
- Sterling Holloway - Peter
- DeWitt Jennings - Sheriff
- Director(s):
- Charles J. Brabin
- Writer(s):
- Florence Ryerson, Zelda Sears
- Producer(s):
- Harry Rapf
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