A Woman's Devotion

A Woman's Devotion

A Woman's Devotion

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A Woman's Devotion

"The lovers of PICNIC together again"

1956

1h 28m

4.5(14 votes)

Adventure

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Thriller

Overview

An artist suffering from mental problems from his experiences during the war goes to Acapulco on his honeymoon. Soon young women are turning up dead in the area, and the ex-GI comes to believe he might be responsible, as he has long stretches where he can't remember anything.

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Production Companies

Republic Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker

Trevor Stevenson

Janice Rule

Janice Rule

Stella Stevenson

Paul Henreid

Paul Henreid

Henrique Monteros

Rosenda Monteros

Rosenda Monteros

Maria

Fanny Schiller

Fanny Schiller

Señora Reidl

José Torvay

José Torvay

Gomez

Yerye Beirute

Yerye Beirute

Amigo Herrera

Tony Carbajal

Tony Carbajal

Sergeant

Jaime González Quiñones

Roberto

Carlos Riquelme

Carlos Riquelme

Chief of Police

Creative team

Directed by: Paul Henreid
Written by: Robert Hill
Produced by: John Bash

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