The Conrad Veidt Society
By Barbara Peterson
A Woman's Face-
THE PLAYERS
SYNOPSIS
The Swedish criminal court convenes
QUOTES:
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PRODUCTION HISTORY
This film is a remake of the Ingrid Bergman, 1939, film made in Sweden.
MY REVIEW
From the beginning, you know whose murder Joan Crawford is on trial for (he is the only character that doesn't show up in the courtroom), so a bit of the suspense is lacking. However, this is a delightful film if you like to watch sheer evil (Conrad Veidt's Torsten Baring) at wor
NOTES OF INTEREST
Books which Mention this movie:
Gavin Lambert's book ''On Cukor'' isn't a standard bio; it's a series of interviews
with Cukor about his films and his career in general. Neither he nor Lambert have
a very high opinion of A Woman's Face. They like the first half very much, where
Crawford has a ''character'' to work with and she gives an excellent performance
free of self-
I've Seen That Face Somewhere Before
Albert Basserman, who plays Consul Baring, also had a bit role in the movie Escape, also with Veidt.
George Zucco, the defense attorney, famous as Professor Moriarty in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and Henry Daniell played Moriarty in Basil Rathbone's The Woman in Green.
Marjorie Main, had a bit part in The Return of the Thin Man. In The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao starring Tony Randall, played the wife of the meek man who is turned into stone by the Gorgon.
Videos available from Amazon.com:
Order the video A Woman's Face here.
Books available from Amazon.com:
Order the biography Vivien: The Life of Vivien Leigh here.
Conrad Veidt
Joan Crawford
Melvin Douglas
Clifford Brooke
Albert Bassermann
Marjorie Main
Donald Meek
Connie Gilchrist
Richard Nichols
Osa Massen
Charles Quigley
Henry Kolker
George Zucco
Henry Daniell
Torsten Barring
Anna Holm
Dr. Gustaf Segert
Wickman
Bernard Dalvik
Emma Kristiansdotter
Herman Rundvik
Lars-
Vera Segert
Erik
Judge
Defense Attorney
Prosecutor