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The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

UNRATED  110 min  -  Drama | Fantasy | Horror   -  3 March 1945 (USA)
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A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

Director:

Albert Lewin

Writers:

Oscar Wilde (novel), Albert Lewin (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Sanders ...
Hurd Hatfield Hurd Hatfield ...
Donna Reed ...
Angela Lansbury ...
Peter Lawford ...
David Stone
Lowell Gilmore Lowell Gilmore ...
Richard Fraser Richard Fraser ...
Douglas Walton Douglas Walton ...
Morton Lowry Morton Lowry ...
Adrian Singleton
Miles Mander Miles Mander ...
Sir Robert Bentley
Lydia Bilbrook Lydia Bilbrook ...
Mary Forbes Mary Forbes ...
Robert Greig Robert Greig ...
Sir Thomas
Moyna MacGill Moyna MacGill ...
Billy Bevan Billy Bevan ...
Malvolio Jones (chairman)
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Storyline

Handsome, young, but morally corrupt Dorian Gray has his portrait made. As the years pass, he does not age, but evidence of his sins are apparent in his portrait, which grows uglier with each transgression. He keeps it safely hidden in the attic. But his mysterious behavior and ageless appearance begin to attract suspicion. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Portrait | Suicide | Painting | Attic | Niece  | See more »

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The most unusual story to ever reach the screen. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White  | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie is black and white except for four times when Dorian Gray's picture is shown in color. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: At 34:35 into the film, the time on the clock in the room suddenly changes from just after 2 o'clock to 3 o'clock. At 37:00 it moves back to 2:05 and then to 2:09 as Dorian continues to pay the piano. See more »

Quotes

Basil Hallward: [having seen Dorian's corrupted portrait] But this is monstrous. It's beyond nature, beyond reason. What does it mean?
Dorian Gray: On the day you finished this painting, I made a wish. Perhaps you would call it a prayer. My wish was granted.
Basil Hallward: But you told me you had destroyed my painting.
Dorian Gray: I was wrong. It has destroyed me.
Basil Hallward: It has the eyes of the Devil!
Dorian Gray: Each of us has heaven and hell in him.
Basil Hallward: If this is true... if this is what you've done with your life, it is far worse than anything that's being said of you. Do you know how to pray, Dorian?
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Connections

Referenced in "Murder, She Wrote: Sing a Song of Murder (#2.5)" (1985) See more »

Soundtracks

"Moonlight Sonata"
(uncredited)
by Ludwig van Beethoven See more »