Weird Woman (1944)
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The second of Universal's "Inner Sanctum" thrillers, Weird Woman stars Lon Chaney Jr. as Norman Reed, a college professor worried about the sanity of his new bride, Paula (Anne Gwynne), who was raised in Hawaii with all manners of superstitions, including voodoo. Jealous of Paula,… More The second of Universal's "Inner Sanctum" thrillers, Weird Woman stars Lon Chaney Jr. as Norman Reed, a college professor worried about the sanity of his new bride, Paula (Anne Gwynne), who was raised in Hawaii with all manners of superstitions, including voodoo. Jealous of Paula, Norman's former girlfriend, librarian Ilona Carr (Evelyn Ankers), does what she can to ruin the marriage, including suggesting to fellow professor Millard Sawtelle (Ralph Morgan) that Norman is about to expose him as a fraud, and helping moonstruck college girl Margaret Mercer (Lois Collier) obtain a job as Norman's assistant. Margaret's advances quickly become grating to Norman, who summarily throws the girl out of his office, and Sawtelle commits suicide rather than face disgrace. Mrs. Sawtelle (Elizabeth Russell) blames her husband's death on Paula's supposed witchcraft and Margaret's boyfriend, David (Phil Brown), physically attacks Norman. The boy is killed in the ensuing struggle and Norman begins to question his own sanity. Until, that is, he finally puts two and two together and sets a trap for Ilona. Based on the 1943 novel Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber Jr., Weird Woman was remade twice, as Burn, Witch, Burn (1962) starring Janet Blair and Witches' Brew starring Lana Turner. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Directed By
- Reginald Le Borg
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 1, 1944 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Reginald LeBorg keeps the movie pretty effective on the atmosphere front, though the opening scenes may be the most effective of all.
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Cast
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Lon Chaney Jr
as Prof. Norman Reed
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Anne Gwynne
as Paula Reed
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Evelyn Ankers
as Ilona Carr
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Ralph Morgan
as Prof. Millard Sawtelle
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Elizabeth Risdon
as Grace Gunnison
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Lois Collier
as Margaret Mercer
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Elizabeth Russell
as Evelyn Sawtelle
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Harry Hayden
as Prof. Septimus Carr
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Phil Brown
as David Jennings
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Kay Harding
as Student
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Chuck Hamilton
as Car-penter
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Jackie Lou Harding
as Student
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William Hudson
as Studept
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Hanna Kaapa
as Laraua
