The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

7.1/10 115 min Drama Thriller

Overview

Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Martha Ivers

Van Heflin

Sam Masterson

Lizabeth Scott

Antonia 'Toni' Marachek

Kirk Douglas

Walter O'Neil

Judith Anderson

Mrs. Ivers

Roman Bohnen

Mr. O'Neil

Darryl Hickman

Young Sam

Janis Wilson

Young Martha

Ann Doran

Bobbi St. John

Frank Orth

Hotel Clerk

James Flavin

Police Detective #1

Mickey Kuhn

Young Walter

Charles D. Brown

McCarthy

Blake Edwards

Sleeping Sailor (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

Dempsey (uncredited)

Tom Dillon

Police Detective #2 (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Man Waiting (uncredited)

John Kellogg

Joe (uncredited)

Olin Howland

Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)

Gladden James

John (uncredited)

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