Strange Illusion (1945)

Strange Illusion is a 1945 film noir crime film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Jimmy Lydon, Warren William and Sally Eilers. According to noir historian Spencer Selby the film is “a stylish cheapie by the recognized master of stylish cheapies.”

Director – Edgar G. Ulmer

Writers – Adele Comandini (screen play), Fritz Rotter (original story)

Cast –
Jimmy Lydon as Paul Cartwright (as James Lydon)
Warren William as Brett Curtis
Sally Eilers as Virginia Cartwright
Regis Toomey as Dr. Martin Vincent
Charles Arnt as Prof. Muhlbach
George Reed as Benjamin, the butler
Jayne Hazard as Dorothy Cartwright
Jimmy Clark as George Hanover
Mary McLeod as Lydia
Pierre Watkin as Dist. Atty. Wallace Armstrong
Sonia Sorel as Charlotte Farber
Victor Potel as Mac Game Warden (as Vic Potel)
George Sherwood as Langdon
Gene Roth as Sparky (as Gene Stutenroth)
John Hamilton as Bill Allen

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Plot

A college student has a recurrent dream that leads him to suspect there is something sinister about his widowed mother’s suitor.