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Strange Illusion

Play trailer Poster for Strange Illusion 1945,  1h 27m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A teenage boy suspects that the man who is wooing his widowed mother has ulterior motives.
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Matthew Sorrento Film Threat Feb 18, 2011
4/5
Though saddled with the script's fetish for Freud, Ulmer stylizes his thriller without sending it adrift. Like his other great films, Strange Illusion is a shaggy quickie that takes fine shape throughout. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Apr 2, 2010
Hamlet on Poverty Row Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 27, 2005
3/5
Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Jan 18, 2005
Visually inventive crime thriller, with many strange sequences. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 18, 2004
B-
An engrossing premise courtesy of Mr. Shakespeare. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Dec 5, 2003
2/4
Strange Illusion marks prolific filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer's trip into Hitchcock territory, with often underwhelming results. Go to Full Review
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Finn P May 4, 2017 Snappy little thriller starring Jimmy Lydon (of "Henry Aldrich") fame.
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Cast & Crew

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Edgar G. Ulmer

Director

Jimmy Lydon

Paul Cartwright (as James Lydon)

Sally Eilers

Virginia Cartwright

Warren William

Brett Curtis

Regis Toomey

Dr. Martin Vincent

Charles Arnt

Prof. Muhlbach

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Strange Illusion

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Movie Info

Synopsis A teenage boy suspects that the man who is wooing his widowed mother has ulterior motives.
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Producer
Leon Fromkess
Screenwriter
Adele Comandini, Fritz Rotter
Distributor
Producers Releasing Corporation
Production Co
Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 31, 1945, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 27, 2001
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Mono
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