A Wicked Woman

A Wicked Woman
A Wicked Woman
Directed by	Charles Brabin
Written by	Florence Ryerson; Zelda Sears
Based on	Wicked Woman; 1933 novel; by Anne Austin
Produced by	Harry Rapf
Starring	Mady Christians; Jean Parker; Charles Bickford; Marilyn Harris
Cinematography	Lester White
Edited by	Ben Lewis
Music by	William Axt
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	December 7, 1934;
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$378,000
Box office	$333,000

A Wicked Woman is a 1934 drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Mady Christians as a woman who kills her abusive husband to protect her family and builds a new life to raise their four children. The film also stars Jean Parker and Charles Bickford. It was based on the novel Wicked Woman by Anne Austin.

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

Mady Christians as Naomi Trice, aka Naomi Stroud
Jean Parker as Rosanne
Charles Bickford as Naylor, the man who wins Naomi's love
Betty Furness as Yancey
William Henry as Curtis
Jackie Searl as Curtis as a Child (credited as Jackie Searle)
Betty Jane Graham as Yancey as a Child
Marilyn Harris as Rosanne as a Child
Paul Harvey as Ed Trice
Zelda Sears as Gram Teague
Robert Taylor as Bill Renton
Sterling Holloway as Peter
Georgie Billings as Neddie
DeWitt Jennings as Sheriff

Box office[edit]

According to MGM records the film earned $206,000 in the US and Canada and $127,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $181,000.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

External links[edit]

A Wicked Woman at IMDb
A Wicked Woman at the TCM Movie Database
A Wicked Woman at AllMovie
A Wicked Woman at the American Film Institute Catalog

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[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

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