This Was a Woman (1949)
In this drama a power-mad psycho woman vents her frustration by being cruel and abusive to her family. Because she disapproves of her daughter's marriage to a doctor, the wicked mother destroys the marriage. She tires of her husband and poisons him so she can get a new one. The only one she leaves alone is her darling son, a renowned medical researcher. When he wises up to her evil ways, he calls the cops. In the end the woman is convicted and sent to an asylum for the criminally insane. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Sonia Dresdel, Walter Fitzgerald, (more)
- Director(s):
- Tim Whelan, Sr.
Synopsis of This Was a Woman
In this drama a power-mad psycho woman vents her frustration by being cruel and abusive to her family. Because she disapproves of her daughter's marriage to a doctor, the wicked mother destroys the marriage. She tires of her husband and poisons him so she can get a new one. The only one she leaves alone is her darling son, a renowned medical researcher. When he wises up to her evil ways, he calls the cops. In the end the woman is convicted and sent to an asylum for the criminally insane. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of This Was a Woman
- Sonia Dresdel - Sylvia Russell
- Emrys Jones - Terry Russell
- Cyril Raymond - Austin Penrose
- Celia Lipton - Effie
- Kynaston Reeves - Dr. Morrison
- Joan Hickson - Miss Johnson
- Clive Morton - Company Director
- Walter Fitzgerald - Arthur Russell
- Barbara White - Fenella Russell
- Marjorie Rhodes - Mrs. Holmes
- Lesley Osmond - Sally
- Noel Howlett - Chief Surgeon
- Scott Forbes - Valentine Christie
- Percy Walsh - Professor of Music
- Director(s):
- Tim Whelan, Sr.
- Writer(s):
- Val Valentine
- Producer(s):
- Marcel Hellman
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