A Wicked Woman

This article is about the 1934 film. For the 1953 film noir, see Wicked Woman (film).

A Wicked Woman is a 1934 drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Mady Christians as a woman who kills her abusive husband to protect her family and builds a new life to raise their four children. The film also stars Jean Parker and Charles Bickford. It was based on the novel Wicked Woman by Anne Austin.

A Wicked Woman
Directed by	Charles Brabin
Written by	Florence Ryerson Zelda Sears
Based on	Wicked Woman 1933 novel by Anne Austin
Produced by	Harry Rapf
Starring	Mady Christians Jean Parker Charles Bickford Marilyn Harris
Cinematography	Lester White
Edited by	Ben Lewis
Music by	Score: William Axt Songs: Burton Lane
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	December 7, 1934 (1934-12-07)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$378,000[1]
Box office	$333,000[1]

Plot

Cast

• Mady Christians as Naomi Trice, aka Naomi Stroud
• Jean Parker as Rosanne
• Charles Bickford as Naylor, the man who wins Naomi's love
• Betty Furness as Yancey
• William Henry as Curtis
• Jackie Searl as Curtis as a Child (credited as Jackie Searle)
• Betty Jane Graham as Yancey as a Child
• Marilyn Harris as Rosanne as a Child
• Paul Harvey as Ed Trice
• Zelda Sears as Gram Teague
• Robert Taylor as Bill Renton
• Sterling Holloway as Peter
• Georgie Billings as Neddie
• DeWitt Jennings as Sheriff

Box office

According to MGM records the film earned $206,000 in the US and Canada and $127,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $181,000.^[1]