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Woman Obsessed (1959)

1959-05-27 · 1h 42m · EN
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She hated the child whose life stirred within her...because it was part of him whom she loathed and despised...

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.

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Henry HathawayDirectorSydney BoehmWriter

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Susan HaywardSusan HaywardMary SharronStephen BoydStephen BoydFred CarterBarbara NicholsBarbara NicholsMayme RadzevitchDennis HolmesDennis HolmesRobbie SharronTheodore BikelTheodore BikelDr. R. W. GibbsKen ScottKen ScottSergeant Le MoyneJames PhilbrookJames PhilbrookHenriFlorence MacMichaelFlorence MacMichaelMrs. Bedelia Gibbs

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WidowQuicksandFlooded river

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Genre affinityDrama · RomanceTheme affinityWidow · Quicksand · Flooded RiverMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference261512

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What is Woman Obsessed about?

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.

How long is Woman Obsessed?

Woman Obsessed has a runtime of 102 minutes.