Woman of Straw
It's so easy to set fire to a...
Directed by Basil Dearden
Produced by Michael Relph Productions, United Artists
A morally murky thriller about seduction and greed, where a fortune-hunter manipulates a nurse into a marriage scheme with his wealthy uncle, built on deception and the threat of exposure.
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.
Essence
Ensemble
Gina Lollobrigida
Maria Marcello
Sean Connery
Anthony Richmond
Ralph Richardson
Charles Richmond
Alexander Knox
Detective Inspector Lomer
Johnny Sekka
Thomas
Peter Madden
Yacht Captain
Danny Daniels
Fenton
Laurence Hardy
Baines
Michael Goodliffe
Solicitor
André Morell
Judge
Noel Howlett
Assistant Solicitor
Douglas Wilmer
Dr. Murray
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