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

: One interesting modern interpretation suggests that the "strange love" referenced in the title is actually self-love , reflecting an ambivalence about the "exceptional" society of post-WWII America.

: 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 subtitle The.Strange.Love.of.Martha.Ivers.1946....

: During filming, Barbara Stanwyck famously warned Van Heflin not to do his "coin-rolling" trick during her lines, threatening to "upstage him" by hiking up her skirt to adjust her garter. : One interesting modern interpretation suggests that the

: Many reviewers struggle to categorize the film, calling it a "melodramatic noir" or a "sturdy melodrama-cum-film noir". It is praised for using genre conventions to depict post-war moral decay. : Many reviewers struggle to categorize the film,

: Director Lewis Milestone briefly left the set during production to support a set decorators' strike; Byron Haskin took over direction for several days without receiving screen credit.