Woman Obsessed

Woman Obsessed
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry Hathaway
Screenplay bySydney Boehm
Based onThe Snow Birch (1958 novel)
by John Mantley[1]
Produced bySydney Boehm
StarringSusan Hayward
Stephen Boyd
Barbara Nichols
Dennis Holmes
Theodore Bikel
Ken Scott
James Philbrook
Florence MacMichael
CinematographyWilliam C. Mellor
Leon Shamroy
Edited byRobert L. Simpson
Music byHugo Friedhofer
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • May 27, 1959 (1959-05-27)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.7 million[2]
Box office$1.3 million (est. US/Canada rentals)[3]

Woman Obsessed is a 1959 American romantic drama film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Susan Hayward, Stephen Boyd, Barbara Nichols, Dennis Holmes, Theodore Bikel, Ken Scott, James Philbrook, and Florence MacMichael. The screenplay concerns the hardships faced by a widow and her eight-year-old son on a rugged Canadian ranch.

  1. ^ "Woman Obsessed by Susan Hayward, Henry Hathaway, John Mantley, Sydney Boehm on Royal Books".
  2. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p252
  3. ^ "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34