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English-language films1959 films1950s drama films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican filmsAmerican drama filmsFilms based on Canadian novels1950s romantic drama filmsAmerican romantic drama filmsFilms directed by Henry HathawayFilms scored by Hugo Friedhofer
1959DeLuxe Colordrama filmCinemaScopeSusan HaywardStephen BoydBarbara NicholsTheodore BikelJames PhilbrookSusan HaywardStephen BoydHugo FriedhoferEarle HagenLionel NewmanDavid ButtolphLeigh HarlineAlfred NewmanAlexander Courage
| Woman Obsessed | |
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| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Produced by | Sydney Boehm |
| Screenplay by | Sydney Boehm |
| Based on | The Snow Birch (1958 novel) by John Mantley[1] |
| Starring | Susan Hayward Stephen Boyd Barbara Nichols Dennis Holmes Theodore Bikel Ken Scott James Philbrook Florence MacMichael |
| Music by | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor Leon Shamroy |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | May 27, 1959 (1959-05-27) |
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,730,000[2] |
| Box office | $1.3 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)[3] |
Woman Obsessed is a 1959 romantic DeLuxe Color drama film in CinemaScope about the hardships faced by a widow and her eight-year-old son on a rugged Canadian ranch. The film stars Susan Hayward and Stephen Boyd with Barbara Nichols, Theodore Bikel, and James Philbrook.
Contents
1 Plot summary
2 Cast
3 Production
4 References
5 External links
Plot summary
Mary Sharron (Susan Hayward) has lost her husband to a forest fire. To help her run the ranch, she hires Fred Carter (Stephen Boyd), a handy man. A handsome, but taciturn fellow who has known much tragedy, Fred works hard for her. Robbie Sharron (Dennis Holmes), the woman's son, resents him, and when he learns that his mother is planning to marry him to quell ugly rumors in town, the youth is most unhappy. After the wedding, the stepfather treats the boy harshly, not out of cruelty, but because he wants to prepare the boy to survive the tough life ahead. This creates friction and frustration. Sometimes Fred beats both Mary and Robbie. On the day the wife learns she is pregnant, Robbie and Fred get into a violent fight.
Afterwards Fred goes to the local saloon and ends up jailed for brawling. A month later he is released. When he gets home he finds Mary has moved his things to the barn. A natural disaster changes the family's lives and relationships and after much turmoil, honesty and pain gives them a chance to heal and start afresh.[4]
Cast
Susan Hayward as Mary Sharron
Dennis Holmes as Mary's son, Robbie Sharron
Stephen Boyd as Fred Carter
Barbara Nichols as Mayme Radzevitch
Theodore Bikel as Dr. R. W. Gibbs
Ken Scott as Sergeant Le Moyne
James Philbrook as Henri
Production
Although Woman Obsessed is a non-musical film, in addition to Hugo Friedhofer, nine additional top-name musicians were involved in the creation of the score. They include Earle Hagen, orchestrator; Lionel Newman, conductor; David Buttolph, Leigh Harline and Alfred Newman, composers of additional music; and Alexander Courage, Gus Levene, Arthur Morton and Edward B. Powell, orchestrators.
References
^ http://www.royalbooks.com/pages/books/132457/henry-hathaway-director-john-mantley-novel-sydney-boehm-screenwriter-stephen-boyd-susan-hayward/woman-obsessed-collection-of-8-stills-from-the-1959-film
^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p252
^ "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34
^ http://www.allmovie.com/work/woman-obsessed-130013
External links
Woman Obsessed on IMDb
Woman Obsessed at AllMovie
Woman Obsessed at the TCM Movie Database
Woman Obsessed at the American Film Institute Catalog
