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Weird Woman
Weird Woman poster
Poster
Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Produced by Oliver Drake, Ben Pivar
Written by Fritz Leiber (novel Conjure Wife)
Scott Darling
Brenda Weisberg
Starring Lon Chaney, Jr.
Anne Gwynne
Evelyn Ankers
Music by Paul Sawtell
Cinematography Virgil Miller
Editing by Milton Carruth
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) March 1, 1944 (1944-03-01)
Running time 63 minutes
Language English

Weird Woman (1944) is an Inner Sanctum mystery horror film directed by Reginald Le Borg, and starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Anne Gwynne, and Evelyn Ankers. The "Inner Sanctum" franchise originated with a popular radio series and all of the films star Lon Chaney, Jr.. The film is based on the novel Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber.

Synopsis[]

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 Illona (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.

Cast[]

  • Lon Chaney, Jr. – Prof. Norman Reed (billed as Lon Chaney)
  • Anne Gwynne – Paula Clayton Reed
  • Evelyn Ankers – Ilona Carr
  • Ralph Morgan – Prof. Millard Sawtelle
  • Elisabeth Risdon – Dean Grace Gunnison
  • Lois Collier – Margret Mercer
  • Harry Hayden – Dean Septimus Carr
  • Elizabeth Russell – Evelyn Sawtelle
  • Phil Brown – David Jennings
  • Kay Harding – Student (as Jackie Lou Harding)

External links[]

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