---
title: 'Strange Illusion (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edgar G. Ulmer'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 67
genres:
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/strange-illusion-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038126/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Strange Illusion (1945)

1945 · 67 min · Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

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."

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edgar G. Ulmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-g-ulmer)
- **Screenplay:** [Adele Comandini](https://cinepixo.com/people/adele-comandini)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leo Erdody](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-erdody)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eugen Schüfftan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-schufftan), [Benjamin H. Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-h-kline)
- **Editor:** [Carl Pierson](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-pierson)

## Cast

- [Charles Wagenheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-wagenheim)
- [Jimmy Lydon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-lydon)
- [Sally Eilers](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-eilers)
- [Edmund Cobb](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-cobb)
- [Gene Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-roth)
- [Pierre Watkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-watkin)
- [Regis Toomey](https://cinepixo.com/people/regis-toomey)
- [Warren William](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-william)
- [John Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hamilton)

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