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This Was a Woman is a 1948 British crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Sonia Dresdel, Walter Fitzgerald and Emrys Jones. [1] It was made at the Riverside Studios with sets designed by the art directors Ivan King and Andrew Mazzei. [2]
Sylvia Russell (Sonia Dresdel) uses psychology to rule with an iron fist. Terry Russell (Emrys Jones) finally confronts his mother about her crimes.
A wife whose goal is power begins a game of manipulation that insidiously destroys her family. Sylvia Russell is power-mad and has some set goals.
This sinister melodrama, based on a stage play by actress Joan Morgan, works as a fabulous showcase for the talents of Sonia Dresdel, who thrilled the British public in the late 1940's by playing a string of villainous women.
- Tim Whelan
- Excelsior Film Productions
To achieve her own ambitious goals, a woman destroys her family by ruining her daughter's marriage and poisoning her husband. Cast & Crew Photos Media Info Audience Reviews
- Crime, Drama
- Sonia Dresdel
- Tim Whelan
This Was a Woman - watch online: streaming, buy or rent. You can buy "This Was a Woman" on Amazon Video as download or rent it on Amazon Video online. Synopsis. 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.
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