The read
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. Most of the 429 1940s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive and control the men around her.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
44 audience votes
Key crew
- Edgar G. UlmerDirector
- Herb MeadowScreenplay
- Hunt StrombergWriter
- Edgar G. UlmerWriter
- Carmen DragonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hedy LamarrJenny Hager
- George SandersJohn Evered
- Louis HaywardEphraim Poster
- Gene LockhartIsaiah Poster
- Hillary BrookeMeg Saladine
- Rhys WilliamsDeacon Adams
- June StoreyLena Tempest
- Moroni OlsenRev. Thatcher
- Olive BlakeneyMrs. Hollis
- Kathleen LockhartMrs. Partridge
- Alan NapierJudge Henry Saladine
- Dennis HoeyTim Hager
Stills
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Themes
film noirmainelustlumberjackgold diggersuicide by hanging19th centuryfather son conflictmanipulative womanperiod piecestepmother stepson relationshipgood for her