This Was a Woman is a 1948 British crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Sonia Dresdel, Walter Fitzgerald and Emrys Jones.

[2] Based on a successful play by former film actress Joan Morgan,[3] its plot concerns an outwardly respectable family dominated by a murderous matriarch.

With a huge ambition to exercise power, she has had to be content with manipulating and demoralising her sweet natured husband and controlling the lives of her children, all while presenting the appearance of a devoted wife and mother.

When Austin, her husband's old friend, returns to England after many successful years abroad with the same company, Sylvia sees a chance to further her ambitions.

In several scenes, White plays several other compositions, having from the age of ten initially viewing a future career as a concert pianist.