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Woman Obsessed
She hated the child whose life stirred within her...because it was part of him whom she loathed and despised...
Genres
DramaRomance
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
102 min
Release Date
1959-05-27
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
6.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Susan Hayward
Mary Sharron
Stephen Boyd
Fred Carter
Barbara Nichols
Mayme Radzevitch
Dennis Holmes
Robbie Sharron
Theodore Bikel
Dr. R. W. Gibbs
Ken Scott
Sergeant Le Moyne
James Philbrook
Henri
Florence MacMichael
Mrs. Bedelia Gibbs
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