Cast overview: | |||
Lon Chaney Jr. | ... | Norman Reed (as Lon Chaney) | |
Anne Gwynne | ... | Paula Reed | |
Evelyn Ankers | ... | Ilona Carr | |
Ralph Morgan | ... | Prof. Millard Sawtelle | |
Elisabeth Risdon | ... | Grace Gunnison | |
Lois Collier | ... | Margaret | |
Harry Hayden | ... | Prof. Septimus Carr | |
Elizabeth Russell | ... | Evelyn Sawtelle | |
Phil Brown | ... | David Jennings | |
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Kay Harding | ... | Student (as Jackie Lou Harding) |
While on a South Seas trip, a professor falls in love and marries an exotic native woman. What he doesn't know is that she was raised by superstitious natives who believe her to be some kind of supernatural being. Written by Anonymous
Weird Woman (1944)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Second in the Inner Sanctum series has a college professor (Lon Chaney, Jr.) marrying a former voodoo princess (Anne Gwynne) only to have his ex (Evelyn Ankers) seek revenge. This was certainly better than the previous film but like that film this one here leaves a lot to be desired. I'm a big fan of Ankers and it was nice seeing her play the bad girl instead of the girl always being saved by the hero. She does a very good job here as does Gwynne. The ending is very effective but can't overcome slowness in the first part of the film.