''The Other Woman'' is a 1954 American film noir written, directed and produced by
Hugo Haas
Hugo Haas (19 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1962, as well as directing 20 films between 1933 and 1962.
Life and career
Haas was born in B ...
John Qualen
John Qualen (born Johan Mandt Kvalen, December 8, 1899 – September 12, 1987) was an American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles.
Early years
Qualen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son ...
starred in the film.
Plot
After aspiring actress Sherry Stewart auditions for director Walter Darman but doesn't get the part, she decides to blackmail him.
Sherry and her boyfriend Ronnie cook up a scheme, drugging Darman's drink, lying to him later that he and Sherry had become intimate, then threatening to tell his wife unless Darman comes up with $50,000.
Darman decides to confront Sherry directly, but tempers flare and he strangles her to death. His wife Lucille chooses an inopportune time to confront the actress herself, finding the body. A police inspector suspects the truth and Darman's guilty conscience eventually forces him to confess.
Cast
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Hugo Haas
Hugo Haas (19 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1962, as well as directing 20 films between 1933 and 1962.
Life and career
Haas was born in B ...
Lance Fuller
Lance Fuller (December 6, 1928 – December 22, 2001) was an American actor.
Biography
Born in Somerset, Kentucky, he worked as a contract actor for most of the 1950s with Universal-International.
With many uncredited roles for the fir ...
as Ronnie
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Lucille Barkley
Lucille Barkley (born Lucille Oshinski, November 3, 1924 – March 19, 1979) was an American film actress.
Early years
The daughter of Florian and Verna Oshinski, Barkley was born in Pennsylvania but considered Rochester, New York, her hometow ...
as Mrs. Lucille Darman
* Jack Macy as Charles Lester
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John Qualen
John Qualen (born Johan Mandt Kvalen, December 8, 1899 – September 12, 1987) was an American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles.
Early years
Qualen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son ...
as Papasha
* Jan Arvan as Police Inspector Collins
* Karolee Kelly as Marion
Reception
Critical response
Film critic Dennis Schwartz dismissed the film as "...a dull film noir, suffering from an unconvincing plot, and dry acting." Cinema scholar Milan Hain is much more sympathetic to the film. "''The Other Woman'' is Haas' most ambitious film, with many themes and motifs mirroring his own career: life in exile characterized by disillusionment and entrapment, loss of one's identity and social status, hopeless struggle with the Hollywood machinery, and the impossibility of fully realizing one's artistic visions."Hain, Milan "Hugo Haas. Forgotten Émigré", ''Noir City, Winter 2012''. November 22, 2016