The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Directed by Lewis Milestone

With Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas and Judith Anderson

Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.