STRANGE ILLUSION(1945)
In the set: 100 Greatest Mystery Classics
Talk about "polically incorrect", during a
A review from IMDb.com:
Although I would hesitate to call it "film
Brett's penchant for teenage girls is a
I rate it 7/10. - huboon
A man is killed when a train hits his car and
his son thinks there's more to the whole thing
than just an accident! And of course, the dreams
he's having are starting to come true!
conversation between a psychiatrist and Paul,
Paul says "That's mighty white of you"!!!! B-
noir," Strange Illusion is a tightly woven,
intriguing mystery. For a Poverty Row production,
the writers and Ulmer paced the film well and
kept it interesting. The acting, although
amateurish at times, doesn't distract from
a believable story. My only real complaint
about the film is the music-- too much and
too loud.
refreshingly realistic perversion for a
film of the '40s. It also stands in stark
contrast to the "gee whiz" scenes which
seem lifted straight out of "Leave It
to Beaver."
Jimmy Lydon ... Paul Cartwright (as James Lydon)
Warren William ... Brett Curtis
Sally Eilers ... Virginia Cartwright
Regis Toomey ... Dr. Vincent
Charles Arnt ... Professor Muhlbach
George Reed ... Benjamin (as George H. Reed)
Jayne Hazard ... Dorothy Cartwright
Jimmy Clark ... George Hanover
Mary McLeod ... Lydia
Pierre Watkin ... District Attorney Wallace Armstrong
Sonia Sorel ... Charlotte Farber
Victor Potel ... Mac - Game Warden (as Vic Potel)
George Sherwood ... Langdon
Gene Roth ... Sparky (as Gene Stutenroth)
John Hamilton ... Bill Allen
Edmund Cobb ... Police Driver (uncredited)
Theresa Harris ... Maid (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim ... Tom - Armstrong's Assistant (uncredited)
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