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Woman Obsessed (1959)

1h 42m · 27 May 1959

She hated the child whose life stirred within her...because it was part of him whom she loathed and despised...

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After her husband dies in a fire, a woman (Susan Hayward) is left to tend for her young son and the family farm on her own. Soon, she takes in a drifting handyman, they fall in love, and a resentment begins to build between the son and his new "step-father" who treats the boy harshly on purpose to prepare him for life on the frontier.

Movie ID8670
GenreDrama, Romance
DirectorHenry Hathaway
Main castSusan Hayward, Stephen Boyd, Barbara Nichols, Dennis Holmes, Theodore Bikel, Ken Scott, James Philbrook, Florence MacMichael
Release date27 May 1959
Release year1959
LanguageEnglish
Duration102 min (1h 42m)
Rating6.6 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house20th Century Fox

Director: Henry Hathaway
Writers: Sydney Boehm

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Susan HaywardMary Sharron Stephen BoydFred Carter Barbara NicholsMayme Radzevitch
Dennis HolmesRobbie Sharron
Theodore BikelDr. R. W. Gibbs Ken ScottSergeant Le Moyne James PhilbrookHenri Florence MacMichaelMrs. Bedelia Gibbs

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