Strange Impersonation

Mar 16, 1946

1h 8m

★ 6.0

Hell hath no fury as a woman scalded by acid.

Overview

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.

Genres

Romance

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

W. Lee Wilder Productions

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Cast

Nora Goodrich

Brenda Marshall

Dr. Stephen Lindstrom

William Gargan

Arline Cole

Hillary Brooke

J W Rinse, plaintiffs' atty.

George Chandler

Jane Karaski #1

Ruth Ford

Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon

H.B. Warner

Insp. Malloy, chief interrogator

Lyle Talbot

Talkative nurse

Mary Treen

Miss Roper, interrogation witness

Cay Forester

Detective

Dick Scott

Doctor at Nora's Presentation (uncredited)

James Conaty

Man at Accident (uncredited)

Charles Ferguson

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6.1

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