STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS: Barbara Stanwyck is the eponymous character of this classic noir, a woman of wealth and position in her small community, and the wife of local district attorney, Walter O'Neil (Kirk Douglas), a self-loathing alcoholic whom she holds in contempt. When her old friend Sam Masterson (Van Heflin) .. Read more
| Starring | Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Elizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas |
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| Director | Lewis Milestone |
| Genres | Drama |
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STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS: Barbara Stanwyck is the eponymous character of this classic noir, a woman of wealth and position in her small community, and the wife of local district attorney, Walter O'Neil (Kirk Douglas), a self-loathing alcoholic whom she holds in contempt. When her old friend Sam Masterson (Van Heflin) arrives in town after an absence of many years, asking Walter's help for Toni Marashek (Lizabeth Scott), a woman unjustly accused of a crime, Martha fears that Sam will reveal what he knows about the events that transpired on the night that he left town long ago.
| Starring | Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Elizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas, Judith Anderson, Roman Bohnen |
|---|---|
| Director | Lewis Milestone |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 56 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 51 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 1946 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 30 Dec 2010 To Rent: DVD: not available |
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Superb performance by Stanwyck (as coldly calculating as she was in Double Indemnity) as the apex of a traumatic... read more on Time Out
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Underrated Film Noir
Decided to give this a go as I'm a huge fan of the noir films of the 40's and 50's.
Hadn't really heard of it before, but having seen... read more »
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DELIGHTFUL REDEMPTION MELODRAMA
VHS quality transfer of a faded print that still manages to thrill with its melodramatic intensity. A tale of guilt and redemption and the unresolved secrets of... read more »
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Great Drama
This was an extremely fine dramatic film, with a plot that was masterfully realised by a top cast, including Kirk Douglas in his first film, surprisingly at the... read more »
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Strangelove
Why isn't this film better known? Why isn't Lizabeth Scott a huge star? Why isn't life fair? Eveyone in this film is living on the edge and yet ... read more »
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