Subtitle The.strange.love.of.martha.ivers.1946.... -

: This was the screen debut for Kirk Douglas, who played against his future "tough guy" type as an alcoholic, weak-willed husband .

: Critics describe her as a "ruthless matriarch" and a "hard-boiled, lustful vixen". Reviewers note that she is a more complex and "humanized" version of a femme fatale because we see her childhood trauma first. subtitle The.Strange.Love.of.Martha.Ivers.1946....

: Though some contemporary 1946 reviews found her performance to lack conviction, modern viewers often praise her as a "morally conflicted" and "sympathetic" ex-con who provides a necessary contrast to Martha's coldness. Production Trivia : This was the screen debut for Kirk