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This Was a Woman

This Was a Woman

6.0(7 votes)
1948
1h 42m
CrimeDrama

The woman here is Sylvia Russell: power mad with set goals. In order to achieve those goals she is sadistically devoted to her son and daughter, able to possess and direct them. She subtly ruins her daughter's marriage by corrupting a servant girl and, then, uses her to compromise her son-in-law; slowly breaks her bumbling, unambitious husband's confidence...

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Production

Companies:
Excelsior Film Productions

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
English

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