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Dodsworth

  • 19361936
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
9.5K
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Ruth Chatterton and Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)
DramaRomance
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
9.5K
YOUR RATING
    • William Wyler
    • Sinclair Lewis(based upon the novel by)
    • Sidney Howard(dramatized by)
    • Robert Wyler(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Walter Huston
    • Ruth Chatterton
    • Paul Lukas
    • William Wyler
    • Sinclair Lewis(based upon the novel by)
    • Sidney Howard(dramatized by)
    • Robert Wyler(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Walter Huston
    • Ruth Chatterton
    • Paul Lukas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 104User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Mary Astor and Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)
    Mary Astor and Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)
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    Ruth Chatterton and Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)
    Ruth Chatterton and Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)
    Ruth Chatterton and Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)
    Ruth Chatterton and Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)
    Maria Ouspenskaya in Dodsworth (1936)
    Mary Astor in Dodsworth (1936)
    Mary Astor in Dodsworth (1936)
    Mary Astor in Dodsworth (1936)
    Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)

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    Walter Huston
    Walter Huston
    • Sam Dodsworth
    Ruth Chatterton
    Ruth Chatterton
    • Fran Dodsworth
    Paul Lukas
    Paul Lukas
    • Arnold Iselin
    Mary Astor
    Mary Astor
    • Edith Cortright
    David Niven
    David Niven
    • Captain Lockert
    Gregory Gaye
    Gregory Gaye
    • Kurt Von Obersdorf
    Maria Ouspenskaya
    Maria Ouspenskaya
    • Baroness Von Obersdorf
    • (as Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya)
    Odette Myrtil
    Odette Myrtil
    • Renée de Penable
    Spring Byington
    Spring Byington
    • Matey Pearson
    Harlan Briggs
    Harlan Briggs
    • Tubby Pearson
    Kathryn Marlowe
    • Emily
    John Payne
    John Payne
    • Harry
    • (as John Howard Payne)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Italian Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
    John Barclay
    John Barclay
    • Ship Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Wilson Benge
    Wilson Benge
    • Steward on Queen Mary
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Billings
    • Man on Railroad Platform
    • (uncredited)
    Eugene Borden
    • Baggage Carrier at Train Station
    • (uncredited)
    Horace B. Carpenter
    Horace B. Carpenter
    • Motor Company Employee
    • (uncredited)
      • William Wyler
      • Sinclair Lewis(based upon the novel by)
      • Sidney Howard(dramatized by) (screen play by)
      • Robert Wyler(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      William Wyler spent a whole afternoon shooting the sequence where Fran (Ruth Chatterton) burns a letter from her husband; he wanted the letter to specifically blow gently along the terrace, stop for a moment, and then continue to flutter as the scene faded to black as a metaphor for Fran and Sam's failing marriage.
    • Goofs
      Tubby's glass is fuller when he puts it down when he and Matey leave than when he almost takes a drink.
    • Quotes

      Sam Dodsworth: You'll have to stop getting younger someday.

    • Alternate versions
      The 1946 re-release, shown on the Turner Classic Movies channel, lists the end credits with a different order: Kathryn Marlowe is listed after Harlan Briggs, and John Payne is listed last, after Marlowe.
    • Connections
      Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to William Wyler (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Auld Lang Syne
      (1788) (uncredited)
      Traditional Scottish 17th century music
      Arranged by Alfred Newman
      Played during the opening scene

    User reviews104

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    Featured review
    8/10
    One of the great ones...
    This is truly a remarkable movie.

    It is staged beautifully. Acted superbly. And the directing, shooting and cutting is nearly flawless.

    Certain scenes stay with me most vividly...

    • Mary Astor warning Ruth Chatterton off of Paul Lucas with nothing more than a brief line and a quick look.


    • Huston and Chatterton undressing while their marriage starts to crumble.


    • Huston getting the wire from Europe, just after being so much of a blowhard with his family.


    • Walter Huston connecting with Mary Astor in Italy.


    It is a movie that could not, would not be made today. There is no violence, no overt sex. It is, as other posters have noted, an adult movie, made for the sensibilities of adults.

    And Mary Astor is just radiant and beautiful throughout...

    MMG
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    • Aug 29, 2007

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1936 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Italian
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    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 41 minutes
      • Black and White

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