The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Fate drew them together… and only murder could part them!

Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.

1946

Drama·Thriller

1h 55min

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Top Billed Cast

Barbara Stanwyck
Martha Ivers
Van Heflin
Sam Masterson
Lizabeth Scott
Antonia 'Toni' Marachek
Kirk Douglas
Walter O'Neil
Judith Anderson
Mrs. Ivers
Roman Bohnen
Mr. O'Neil
Darryl Hickman
Young Sam
Janis Wilson
Young Martha
Ann Doran
Bobbi St. John
Frank Orth
Hotel Clerk
James Flavin
Police Detective #1
Mickey Kuhn
Young Walter
Charles D. Brown
McCarthy
Walter Baldwin
Dempsey (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Police Detective #2 (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Man Waiting (uncredited)
John Kellogg
Joe (uncredited)
Olin Howland
Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
Gladden James
John (uncredited)

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