A Wicked Woman
1934 · 72 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama, Romance
A woman and her children escape severe poverty and abuse. She successfully betters her family's condition while living with the secret that she killed her abusive husband in order to protect her children from him.
Directed by Charles Brabin · Written by Florence Ryerson
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Mady Christians Naomi Trice, aka Naomi Stroud -
Jean Parker Rosanne Stroud, aka Rosanne Trice -
Charles Bickford Pat Naylor -
Betty Furness Yancey Stroud, aka Yancey Trice -
William Henry Curtis 'Curt' Stroud. aka Curtis Trice -
Jackie Searl Curtis as a Child -
Betty Jane Graham Yancey as a Child -
Marilyn Harris Rosanne as a Child -
Paul Harvey Ed Trice - Z Zelda Sears Gram Teague
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Robert Taylor Bill Renton -
Sterling Holloway Peter
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