Weird Woman

Weird Woman
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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
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	March 1, 1944 (1944-03-01)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Weird Woman (1944) is an Inner Sanctum mystery and 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 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).

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

• Weird Woman at IMDb
• Weird Woman at AllMovie
• Weird Woman at Trailers from Hell