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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Sinclair Lewis (novel)
Sidney Howard (dramatisation)
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Release Date:
23 September 1936 (USA) more
Plot:
A bittersweet tale of the increasing estrangement of a retired automobile tycoon and his wife. Increasingly... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Stone Cold Linker
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1000 Greatest Films?
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Great Moviemaking more (53 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Walter Huston | ... | Sam Dodsworth |
 | Ruth Chatterton | ... | Fran Dodsworth |
 | Paul Lukas | ... | Arnold Iselin |
| Mary Astor | ... | Mrs. Edith Cortright |
| Kathryn Marlowe | ... | Emily Dodsworth McKee |
 | David Niven | ... | Capt. Clyde Lockert |
| Gregory Gaye | ... | Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf |
| Maria Ouspenskaya | ... | Baroness Von Obersdorf (as Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya) |
| Odette Myrtil | ... | Renée De Penable |
| John Payne | ... | Harry McKee (as John Howard Payne) |
| Spring Byington | ... | Matey Pearson |
| Harlan Briggs | ... | Tubby Pearson |
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Runtime:
101 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Wide Range Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #2603) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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At the time of filming, Mary Astor was going through a very public and very scandalous divorce from her husband, who used Astor's diary to prove that she had been having an affair with playwright George S. Kaufman. With the press constantly stalking her, she sometimes slept on the set to avoid confrontation. Many of the cast sided with Astor throughout the ordeal, including William Wyler, Samuel Goldwyn and Ruth Chatterton, who appeared as a character witness on Astor's behalf. more
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Continuity: Fran's arm position changes when she leans on the mantle. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Secretary:
[offscreen] Mr. Dodsworth?
Sam Dodsworth:
Yes.
Secretary:
The men are ready.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Rule Britannia more
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It is hard to believe that this film is 64 years old. Walter Huston gives a performance of depth and understanding. He is matched by Mary Astor. The acting seems much more 'modern' than other films from that era, and the story will definitely hold comtemporary audiences. One of my choices for one of the greatest films of the 1930s.