Top billed cast

1. 

   Joan Crawford

   Harriet Craig

2. 

   Wendell Corey

   Walter Craig

3. 

   Lucile Watson

   Celia Fenwick

4. 

   Allyn Joslyn

   Billy Birkmire

5. 

   William Bishop

   Wes Miller

6. 

   K.T. Stevens

   Clare Raymond

7. 

   Viola Roache

   Mrs. Harold

8. 

   Raymond Greenleaf

   Henry Fenwick

9. 

   Ellen Corby

   Lottie

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-12-28

An elegant, demure, Joan Crawford is mesmerising in this compact and slightly menacing drama. She is the eponymous wife of "George" (Wendell Corey), on the face of it a happily married lady whose husband keeps her in a certain style. As we discover more about her personality, however, we encounter a controlling, lying, deviously manipulative creature who arranges the lives of those around her - her husband, her cousin "Claire" (K.T. Stevens), even the family retainers find themselves pawns in her game. It all comes to head, though, when his boss decides to promote "George" to a new position in...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• obsession
• based on play or musical
• loneliness