
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
7.1|19 Aug, 1946|115 min
Fate drew them together… and only murder could part them!
7.1|19 Aug, 1946|115 min
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Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $3,250,000
English
Budget--
Revenue $3,250,000
Keywords
husband wife relationship
childhood trauma
family secrets
film noir
black and white
alcoholic
district attorney
based on short story
childhood friends
female tycoon
Casts

Barbara Stanwyck
Martha Ivers

Van Heflin
Sam Masterson

Lizabeth Scott
Antonia 'Toni' Marachek

Kirk Douglas
Walter O'Neil

Judith Anderson
Mrs. Ivers

Roman Bohnen
Mr. O'Neil

Darryl Hickman
Young Sam

Janis Wilson
Young Martha

Ann Doran
Bobbi St. John

Frank Orth
Hotel Clerk

James Flavin
Police Detective #1

Mickey Kuhn
Young Walter

Charles D. Brown
McCarthy

Blake Edwards
Sleeping Sailor (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin
Dempsey (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Police Detective #2 (uncredited)

Bert Roach
Man Waiting (uncredited)

John Kellogg
Joe (uncredited)

Olin Howland
Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)

Gladden James
John (uncredited)
Crews

Hal B. Wallis
Producer

Lewis Milestone
Director

Robert Rossen
Screenplay
Archie Marshek
Editor
Victor Milner
Director of Photography
Helen Thurston
Stunt Double

Edith Head
Costume Design
Hans Dreier
Art Direction

Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Jerry Welch
Set Decoration

Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Walter Oberst
Sound Recordist
John Patrick
Original Story

Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Harold Lewis
Sound Recordist
John Meehan
Art Direction
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