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Strange Impersonation
“Hell hath no fury as a woman scalded by acid.”
6.1 / 10• 1946• 1h 8m•NR• English
RomanceThrillerDrama
Storyline
A female research scientist conducting experiments on a new anesthetic has a very bad week. Her scheming assistant intentionally scars her face, her almost-fiancee appears to have deserted her and she finds herself being blackmailed by a women she accidentally knocked down with her car.
Cast & Crew
Brenda Marshall
Nora Goodrich
Lead
William Gargan
Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
Hillary Brooke
Arline Cole
George Chandler
J W Rinse, plaintiffs' atty.
Ruth Ford
Jane Karaski #1
H.B. Warner
Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon
Lyle Talbot
Insp. Malloy, chief interrogator
Mary Treen
Talkative nurse
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anthony Mann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Strange Impersonation is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
