Wanda (1970)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Barbara Loden	...	Wanda Goronski
	Michael Higgins	...	Norman Dennis
	Dorothy Shupenes	...	Wanda's Sister
	Peter Shupenes	...	Brother In Law
	Jerome Thier	...	John
	Marian Thier	...	Miss Godek
	Anthony Rotell	...	Tony
	M.L. Kennedy	...	Judge
	Gerald Grippo	...	Court Clerk
	Milton Gittleman	...	Factory Owner
	Lila Gittleman	...	His Wife
	Arnold Kanig	...	Traveling Salesman
	Joe Dennis	...	Joe
	Charles Dosinan	...	Father
	Jack Ford	...	Mr. Anderson

Storyline

In the coal mining region of Pennsylvania, Wanda Goronski is constantly drinking to shut out the problems in her life. Having deserted her husband and infant children, Wanda sleeps on her sister's couch - when she isn't sleeping with the latest man who bought her a drink - and is unemployed with no long term job prospect. Her drinking and her life in combination have made her an emotionless woman. Her life changes when she meets Norman Dennis in a bar. She initially believes he's the bartender, but in reality he's a petty criminal who just held up the bar in question. Even after she learns Mr. Dennis' occupation and despite he treating her poorly, she willingly goes along with him and his petty crimes as a way to get through life. Mr. Dennis, on the other hand, sees her as a conduit to bigger and better things. Although things don't turn out quite the way either of the two envision, Wanda does at least begin to feel once again. Written by Huggo  

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