"Strange Illusion" was one of director Ulmer's best films to come from his PRC period during the 1940's. He was fortunate to have Warren William in the cast, an excellent actor and who was nicknamed, the "king of pre-code," and who died just a few years after the completion of this film. Unfortunately, many people assume that just because a film was produced by Producers Releasing Corporation that it was bad, but that is not always true. There is this film, Ulmer's "Detour," Frank Wisbar's "Strangler of the Swamp," and Anthony Mann's "Railroaded!" to name a few which are all good examples of fine PRC products.
Some reviewers have found "Strange Illusion" to be quite poor. One reviewer has taken a cerebral approach summing up "oh, and by the way,...the ending totally sucked. Totally." Another writes "this is really Oedipul as well," spelling Oedipal incorrectly.
Some reviewers have found "Strange Illusion" to be quite poor. One reviewer has taken a cerebral approach summing up "oh, and by the way,...the ending totally sucked. Totally." Another writes "this is really Oedipul as well," spelling Oedipal incorrectly.