The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) 5of11

In 1928, young heiress Martha Ivers fails to run off with friend Sam Masterson, and is involved in fatal events. Years later, Sam returns to find Martha the power behind Iverstown and married to "good boy" Walter O'Neil, now district attorney. At first, Sam is more interested in displaced blonde Toni Marachek than in his boyhood friends; but they draw him into a convoluted web of plotting and cross-purposes

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[jlaurson]

smoking is awesome. that's what this film tells me. :-)

[jlaurson]

@Nickcat5 I'm actually much more appalled by the anti-smoking hystericism that our governments shove down our throat than I am about any cigarette use in films. Free man (and women) must have a right to be stupid... and smoking is in any case healthier than fascism. :-)

[jlaurson]

@ANDPRY

I think you underestimate free will and choice. 

[goombabear]

@jlaurson very true

[HAZIDEAD]

@jlaurson, they had some brilliant actors and made quality films without having to use the word "fuck" three times in every sentence. But they had an incessant dependence on the cigar/cigarette.

[Nickcat5]

@jlaurson There's much more to this film than that,but as far as the scene goes it seems that way. Keep in mind during that time the 'jury' was still out somewhat on the overall consequences of smoking. Plus I wouldn't doubt the financial backing came from tobacco co's in some of these films.

[abasu50]

Smoking indeed is a Horrible habit! I know as one who gave up slavery to this most obnoxious of human weaknesses over twenty years back. But for all that, smoking from a thespian angle did have some use to the actor. It served the function of a 'business' to add a touch of authenticity in acting, especially by keeping the hand and mouth engaged in an act of make-believe spontaneity. But then, for very valid medical and societal reasons, today's actors don't have that option!

[ANDPRY]

smoking is death slavery filth.

smoke a pack a day? at 8% interest, you just gave up a couple of fine houses to the tobacco mafia criminal killers.

over 30 years that is well over one million dollars.

do the math and then tell us that smoking is awesome!

Many movies today ( those aimed at youth) are made for one primary reason- to get people trapped- slaves to death filth stink.

Smoking is awesome? try getting free- out of the financial health loser trap of smoking- then get back to us!