Dodsworth (1936)
3.9 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 41min
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- Synopsis:
One of the finest films of the 1930's, this classic Samuel Goldwyn production was based upon the hit Broadway play written by Sidney Howard, which had in turn been adapted from the 1929 novel by Sinclair Lewis. Ahead of it's time in dramatizing the disintegration of a marriage, the story centers on the title character, Samuel 'Sam' Dodsworth (superbly played by Walter Huston, who originated his role onstage), a wealthy automobile manufacturer whose wife Fran (Ruth Chatterton, in her final American film role) desperately craves an aristocratic lifestyle in Europe. 'Dodsworth' indulges her fancies to a degree, but their clashing desires-compounded by her affair with a European baron Tubby Pearson (Harlan Briggs) and his affection for a sympathetic widow Edith Cortright (Mary Astor) - create further tension and mutual rancor. 'Dodsworth' was perhaps the first Hollywood drama of the sound era that maturely addressed the complexity of a failing marriage and impending divorce, made especially compelling since 'Dodsworth' is such an admirable and upstanding character who means well and upholds the ideal of marital commitment. - Actors:
- Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor, David Niven, Gregory Gaye, Maria Ouspenskaya, Odette Myrtil, Spring Byington, Harlan Briggs, Kathryn Marlowe, John Payne, Bobby Barber, John Barclay, Wilson Benge, Ted Billings, Eugene Borden, Horace B. Carpenter, Steve Carruthers, Gino Corrado
- Directors:
- William Wyler
- Producers:
- Samuel Goldwyn
- Writers:
- Sinclair Lewis, Sidney Howard, Robert Wyler
- Others:
- Richard Day, Thomas T. Moulton
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide to William Wyler
- Awards:
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- Release Date:
- Not released
- Run Time:
- 105 minutes
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