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Strange Illusion
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdgar G. Ulmer
Screenplay byAdele Comandini
Story byBased on an original
story by Fritz Rotter
Produced byLeon Fromkess
StarringJames Lydon
Sally Eilers
Warren William
Regis Toomey
Charles Arnt
George H. Reed
Jayne Hazard
Jimmy Clark
Mary McLeod
Pierre Watkin
John Hamilton
Sonia Sorel
Vic Potel
CinematographyPhilip Tannura, A.S.C.
Eugen Schüfftan (uncredited)
Edited byCarl Pierson
(supervising film editor)
Music byMusical score composed
and conducted by Erdody
Production
company
PRC Pictures
Distributed byProducers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • March 31, 1945 (1945-03-31) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Strange Illusion is a 1945 film noir. Loosely inspired by Hamlet, it was envisioned as a modern crime film. It was directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starred Jimmy Lydon, Warren William and Sally Eilers. According to noir historian Spencer Selby the film is "a stylish cheapie by the recognized master of stylish cheapies."[1]

  1. ^ Selby, Spencer. Dark City: The Film Noir, film listed as film noir #391 on page 182, 1984. Jefferson, N.C. & London: McFarland Publishing. ISBN 0-89950-103-6.

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