Weird Woman

Weird Woman
Theatrical poster
Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Produced by
Screenplay by Brenda Weisberg
Story by W. Scott Darling
Based on Conjure Wife
by Fritz Leiber
Starring
Music by Paul Sawtell
Cinematography Virgil Miller
Edited by Milton Carruth
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • March 1, 1944 (1944-03-01) (United States)
Running time
 63 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Weird Woman is a 1944 Inner Sanctum film noir mystery and horror film directed by Reginald Le Borg, and starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Anne Gwynne, and Evelyn Ankers.[1][2] The "Inner Sanctum" franchise originated with a popular radio series and all of the films star Chaney, Jr.. The film is one of several films based on the novel Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber, the others include Night of the Eagle (1962) and Witches' Brew (1980). Co-star Evelyn Ankers had previously worked with Lon Chaney, Jr. in "Ghost of Frankenstein" when Chaney played the monster, and "The Wolf Man" when Chaney Jr. played the wolf man.

Synopsis[3]

Professor Norman Reed (Chaney, Jr.) falls in love with and marries an exotic woman named Paula (Gwynne) while on vacation in the South Seas. When they return to his home town, she is greeted coolly by much of the community, especially Ilona (Ankers), who felt that Reed was hers. Strange things begin to happen, including the death of a colleague, which turns people against her even more, especially as she believes in voodoo and other supernatural phenomena. Reed must work hard to prove her innocence and find the real culprit behind the strange doings. There are several women who act weird in this movie. It's difficult to say definitely which one is the "weird woman" of the title. Besides his wife and previous girl friend, there are female college students who want to spend time with Professor Reed.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Maddrey, Joseph (2012-02-15). Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film. McFarland. ISBN 9780786482740.
  2. ↑ Dixon, Wheeler W. (1998). The Transparency of Spectacle: Meditations on the Moving Image. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780791437810.
  3. ↑ Rowan, Terry (2016-10-14). Hollywood Monsters & Creepy Things. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781365461972.


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