The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
by Lewis Milestone
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Actor: Barbara Stanwyck, Judith Anderson, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott, Van HeflinDirector: Lewis Milestone
Cinematographer: Victor Milner
Editor: Archie Marshek
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Writer: John Patrick
Writer: Robert Riskin
Writer: Robert Rossen
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-19
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Alpha Video
Movie Reviews of The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Movie Review: Heflin & Scott The Real Stars
Summary: 3 Stars
Barbara Stanwyck and Kirk Douglas got top billing on the VHS and DVD boxes I've seen but the real stars of this movie are Van Heflin and Lizabeth Scott, the likable, albeit, corrupt two of the foursome.
This is listed as a crime movie, a film noir, but at times is much more of a melodrama than anything else. It's a little too talky for my tastes yet I still enjoyed it because the acting is top-shelf, the dialog is fun and you get involved with the characters. The film could have used more action. With the 'soap' angle, it reminded me a bit of another melodramatic noir, Mildred Pierce, except the latter is a better film.
This was Douglas' first major role and he handled it well. It's no surprise he went on to be big star. I never thought Scott was all that beautiful, but she looked very good here, the best I've seen her.
Summary of The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Barbara Stanwyck mesmerizes as a woman with a past, bound by a crime to a husband she despises. Kirk Douglas quickens our collective pulses in his film debut as her disappointing, dipsomaniac spouse, while Van Heflin and Lizabeth Scott bring texture to supporting roles. Everything about this 1946 film noir is intriguing, from Lewis Milestone's direction to Edith Head's costumes to the edgy and troubled characters. It takes a long, hard look at guilt and the consequences of poorly planned actions. Well worth checking out, despite a wretched title. --Rochelle O'GormanDrama DVD Video
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