A Wicked Woman

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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