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In 1820s New England beautiful but poor and manipulative Jenny Hager marries rich old man Isaiah Poster but also seduces his son and his company foreman.In 1820s New England beautiful but poor and manipulative Jenny Hager marries rich old man Isaiah Poster but also seduces his son and his company foreman.In 1820s New England beautiful but poor and manipulative Jenny Hager marries rich old man Isaiah Poster but also seduces his son and his company foreman.
Ed Agresti
- Congregation Member
- (uncredited)
John Alban
- Congregation Member
- (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
- Sailor in Saloon
- (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
- Mrs. Thatcher
- (uncredited)
Frank Baker
- Congregation Member
- (uncredited)
Edward Biby
- Mr. Partridge
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Edgar G. Ulmer
- Douglas Sirk(uncredited)
- Writers
- Herb Meadow
- Ben Ames Williams
- Hunt Stromberg(uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDouglas Sirk directed, uncredited, the opening sequence with Jenny Hager as a child.
- GoofsAfter Ephraim's death, Jenny is lying on a divan on her back. After a less than 4 second close-up of John telling her to get some sleep, camera cuts immediately to the following shot, where Jenny has already flopped over on her stomach.
- Quotes
Lena Tempest: Honey, listen, with your looks you don't have to worry. You can get the youngest and best-looking man on the pier.
Jenny Hager: I don't want the youngest. I want the richest.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004)
- SoundtracksWhat Can You Do with a Drunken Sailor?
Traditional
Early 19th Century sea chanty
[Heard in tavern]
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More fun than most modern, more flamboyant film efforts!
For a generation hooked on special effects, and mostly shoddy updates of very old film cliches, 'Strange Woman' must seem like a very dated movie. Of course, that largely depends on generational film tastes. A good story; good if sometimes uneven performances, and of course Hedy Lamarr; one of Hollywood's best kept secrets. Poor Hedy usually got the short end of the stick, as most of the critical acclaim went to very over-rated actresses, who were not nearly as beautiful as Hedy. Critics could never get past her phenomenal beauty, and more often rewarded Bergman, Turner, Davis, and Crawford, because they looked like ordinary everyday people. Oh! the simple minded, one-dimensional critics who imposed their bland tastes on a public, that just craved good entertainment. Hedy as Jenny Hager represents a daring stretch for Hedy; and she delivers a somewhat hammy, but nevertheless engaging performance. George Sanders is excellent as usual, in one of his lesser roles, and the cinematography is first rate. This is a melodramatic melodrama folks! It represents a bygone era in movie-making; when movies were made to entertain, sometimes most effectively in black and white, very often with modest budgets, and without mindboggling effects, extremely loud soundtracks. This movie deserves a 7/10.
- smarthomewk
- Jul 10, 2002
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- Also known as
- Flor de insidia
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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