Woman Obsessed

"She hated the child whose life stirred within her...because it was part of him whom she loathed and despised..."

Jul 17 1959 Approved 1h 43m
Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

After her husband dies in a fire, a woman 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.

Written by

Sydney Boehm, John Mantley

Directed by

Henry Hathaway

Cast

Susan Hayward, Stephen Boyd, Barbara Nichols

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
475
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA