Strange Illusion

Mar 31 1945 Approved 1h 27m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An adolescent believes that his widowed mother's suitor may have murdered his father.

Plot

Paul, a young man whose father was once lieutenant Governor of California before his untimely death, has a strange, recurring dream in which his mother falls in love with a dangerous man (Brett Curtis), a dream which also contains the image of his father's death in an automobile accident under mysterious circumstances. Through the help of his friend, a psychiatrist, Paul realizes that his dream is coming true, and that his mother is falling under Curtis's influence. Curtis, in fact, is a homicidal maniac who lives as an out-patient at the sanitarium of the unscrupulous Dr. Muhlbach. When Curtis makes an attempt to marry Paul's mother, Paul intervenes, and after a series of events discovers the truth behind his dreams.

Written by

Adele Comandini, Fritz Rotter

Directed by

Edgar G. Ulmer

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

PRC

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,228
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA