Product Description

A dark story of mistaken identity in which chemical researcher nora goodrich attempts to perform an experiment on her self with a new anesthesia she has invented only to have it literally blowup in her face. Plastic surgery changes her into a different person that even her fiance cant recognize. Studio: Kino International Release Date: 07/18/2000 Starring: Brenda Marshall William Gargan Run time: 68 minutes Rating: N/r Director: Anthony Mann

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #82809 in DVD
• Released on: 2000-07-18
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 68 minutes

Customer Reviews

straight beauty
god bless dvd, at last we can enjoy great Athony Mann's masterpieces. Westerns like "the man from Laramie", and films noir such as "T-men" and "raw deal". "Strange impersonnation" is a strong thing, almost fantastic. Enjoy especially the photography of cinematographer John Alton which uses constrasts of black and white, amazing shadows and lightnings. It's action, beauty of violence and feelings.

Don't miss.

A NOTE TO CUSTOMER REVIEWERS...
Please warn readers about potential spoilers at the beginning of your reviews. The ending is revealed in one of the previous critiques. Thanks and happy viewing!

Strange Movie
This film was fairly interesting in parts, but the plot didn't make any sense. Brenda Marshall plays an interesting person- a woman scientist- which was rare in the 1940's. However, the film loses credibility when she has an accident and is disfigured. She has plastic surgery and changes identities. However, she looks the same as she did before, but no one seems to recognize her. That particular item spoiled the movie for me.

Ruth Ford plays a tough blackmailer and Hillary Brooke portrays a really bad lady. William Gargan is very ineffective as Brenda Marshall's love interest. His usual vibrant personality is really subdued here.

Anthony Mann is the director and he does a credible job, but the writing is amateurish and the whole production looks very shoddy.
The print itself is pretty good and there is a certain film noir feeling to it.

I liked the fact that Brenda Marshall played an intelligent scientist and that the women had very strong roles, but the overall impression that I went away with was disappointment