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The most disturbing aspect about Reginald LeBorg's compact little thriller is the fact that no less than three beautiful Universal starlets -- Evelyn Keyes, Anne Gwynne, and Lois Collier -- lose all sense of reality when in the company of Lon Chaney Jr. Granted, Lon is sporting a dashing mustache in Weird Woman, but he basically remains the same lumbering hulk that had played Lennie in Lewis Milestone's Of Mice and Men five years earlier. Happily, LeBorg's direction is of the no-nonsense variety, the screenplay sticks to the basis premise and Virgil E. Miller's camera keeps the story moving. In addition, there are good performances from the supporting cast -- especially cult actress Elizabeth Russell, who for once is allowed the chew on the scenery a bit -- and the result is actually one of Universal's better Grade-B thrillers.