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Overview
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Writers:
Ruth Gordon (writer)
Garson Kanin (writer)
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Release Date:
1948 (Turkey) more
Plot:
Anthony John is an actor whose life is strongly influenced by the characters he plays. When he's playing comedy... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
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Shelley Winters: 1920-2006
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Imagination Against Reality more (26 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ronald Colman | ... | Anthony John | |
| Signe Hasso | ... | Brita | |
| Edmond O'Brien | ... | Bill Friend | |
| Shelley Winters | ... | Pat Kroll | |
| Ray Collins | ... | Victor Donlan | |
| Philip Loeb | ... | Max Lasker | |
| Millard Mitchell | ... | Al Cooley | |
| Joe Sawyer | ... | Pete Bonner | |
| Charles La Torre | ... | Stellini | |
| Whit Bissell | ... | Dr. Stauffer | |
| John Drew Colt | ... | Stage Manager | |
| Peter M. Thompson | ... | Asst. Stage Manager (as Peter Thompson) | |
| Elizabeth Dunn | ... | Gladys (as Elizabeth Dunne) | |
| Alan Edmiston | ... | Rex | |
| Art Smith | ... | Wigmaker |
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Also Known As:
Inspiration (USA) (working title)
The Art of Murder (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
104 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #12847, Adult Audience) | Sweden:15
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Paddy Chayefsky, who later became a highly successful author and playwright ("Marty"), can be seen as an uncredited photographer at the death scene. According to Shelley Winters, Chayefsky needed the money to go to New York and get married. more
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Miscellaneous: From all appearances during the opening sequence, Anthony John's new comedy is just opening on Broadway - deliverymen carry a fresh sign into the lobby covered with blurbs from rave reviews, leading lady is asked to look at new publicity photos and theater is packed during scene from play. But suddenly, it's revealed that this play has been running a year and is actually about to close. In reality, virtually all plays close due to dwindling attendance (and don't have SRO audiences in last days, as does this one) nor do producers waste money on advertising and publicity on productions that have already posted closing notices, as appears to be the case here since actors are already discussing their next jobs. more
Quotes:
Anthony John:
How's the chicken cacciatore?
Pat Kroll:
It's your stomach.
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Referenced in Enemies: A Love Story (1989) more
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Ronald Colman gives an electrifying performance as Tony John, a Broadway actor who can't separate his offstage life from Shakespeare's Othello, the character he plays on stage....Two important scenes illustrate Tony's dilemma. The first one takes place in producer Max Lasker's office. Acting is a matter of talent for the practical-minded Lasker. But Donlan, Tony's friend, disagrees: "No, no. When you do it like Tony does it, it's much more. The way he has of becoming someone else every night...so completely. No, don't tell me his whole system isn't affected by it."....The other scene occurs in waitress Pat Kroll's apartment. Tony tells her his name is Martin. She thanks him. Then he says: "Or Paul. Hamlet. Joe. And maybe Othello."....When Tony begins rehearsing Othello, we learn that though he's trying to keep his real life separated from his stage life, "The part begins to seep into your life, and the battle begins. Reality against imagination." He can't keep the two separated: In his mind Pat is Desdemona and he's Othello, and he wrongly believes she has been unfaithful to him. He murders her....Colman's bravura performance, in a complex and difficult role, earned him 1947's Academy Award for Best Actor. Oscar nominations went to Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin for Best Original Screenplay. Not to be overlooked is Milton Krasner's atomspheric cinematography.