WOMAN OF STRAW
Tyrannical, but ailing, tycoon Charles Richmond becomes very fond of his attractive Italian nurse, Maria. The nurse, in turn, falls in love with Charles' ne'er-do-well nephew Anthony, who plots ways to gain control of his uncle's fortune.
About This Film
A ruthless tycoon, whom his nephew (Anthony "Tony" Richmond) hates as he had both deprived his father of half of the family business and had (after his father had committed suicide) married his mother. A nurse (Maria) from a poor Italian family, is initially hired to care for the tycoon. She initially dislikes him because he abuses his employees. Tony convinces Maria to persist in his employ, however, telling her that he plans to bequeath his entire (fifty million pound) fortune to charity. He plans to help her marry him, then to help him change his will, and (perhaps) then to help her achieve her inheritance, all for a payoff of one million pounds.
Film Details
Director
Basil Dearden
Writers
Catherine Arley, Stanley Mann, Robert Muller
Keywords
Murder
Cigar Smoking
Inheritance
Based On Novel Or Book
Apology
Widow
Sociopath
Accomplice
Death Of Husband
Marriage Proposal
Class Differences
Last Will And Testament
Swimsuit
Pet Dog
Ultimatum
Jazz Music
Millionaire
Vindication
Fraud
Classical Music
Fortune Hunter
Marriage Ceremony
Wedding Reception
Pretending Someone Is Alive
Exoneration
Backhand Face Slap
Death By Barbiturate Overdose
Calling A Black Man Boy
Fatal Fall Down Stairs
Private Nurse
Shipboard Marriage
Double Corss
Farmed For Murder
Found Dead In Bed
Also Known As
La donna di paglia, La mujer de paja, Gyilkossag a hajon, Die Strohpuppe