Summary Beauty and brains were Besty Bigley's only hopes of escaping rural poverty. A notorious con-woman of the 1890s, alias Mrs. Chadwick, alias Pelvina de Vere, and a string of other false names. She worked her way up the criminal ranks, all the way to Wall Street, where she chiseled fortunes out of millionaires. Based on a true story. View more details
Directed : Robert Iscove
Written : Douglas Bowie
Stars : Jennifer Dale Richard Binsley Brent Carver Alf Humphreys
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : Oct 5, 1985
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
Filming locations : Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production companies : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Summary Beauty and brains were Besty Bigley's only hopes of escaping rural poverty. A notorious con-woman of the 1890s, alias Mrs. Chadwick, alias Pelvina de Vere, and a string of other false names. She worked her way up the criminal ranks, all the way to Wall Street, where she chiseled fortunes out of millionaires. Based on a true story. View more details
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : Oct 5, 1985
Countries of origin : Canada
Language : English
Filming locations : Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production companies : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
