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An Ideal Husband

  • 19471947
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
763
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An Ideal Husband (1947)
ComedyDrama
A prominent politician is preparing to expose a financial scandal. But then a woman who has invested heavily in the shady venture threatens to uncover a damaging secret in the politician's p... Read allA prominent politician is preparing to expose a financial scandal. But then a woman who has invested heavily in the shady venture threatens to uncover a damaging secret in the politician's past if he exposes the speculation as a fraud. His problem is compounded by his wife's into... Read allA prominent politician is preparing to expose a financial scandal. But then a woman who has invested heavily in the shady venture threatens to uncover a damaging secret in the politician's past if he exposes the speculation as a fraud. His problem is compounded by his wife's intolerance of the slightest character flaws.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
763
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    • Alexander Korda
    • Oscar Wilde(play)
    • Lajos Biró(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Paulette Goddard
    • Michael Wilding
    • Diana Wynyard
    • Alexander Korda
    • Oscar Wilde(play)
    • Lajos Biró(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Paulette Goddard
    • Michael Wilding
    • Diana Wynyard
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    • 20User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Paulette Goddard in An Ideal Husband (1947)
    Paulette Goddard in An Ideal Husband (1947)
    Paulette Goddard in An Ideal Husband (1947)
    Paulette Goddard and Michael Wilding in An Ideal Husband (1947)
    Paulette Goddard and Michael Anthony in An Ideal Husband (1947)
    Paulette Goddard and Michael Wilding in An Ideal Husband (1947)
    Paulette Goddard in An Ideal Husband (1947)
    Paulette Goddard in An Ideal Husband (1947)
    Paulette Goddard and Michael Wilding in An Ideal Husband (1947)
    Paulette Goddard and Michael Wilding in An Ideal Husband (1947)
    Paulette Goddard and Constance Collier in An Ideal Husband (1947)
    C. Aubrey Smith and Michael Wilding in An Ideal Husband (1947)

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    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Laura Cheveley
    Michael Wilding
    Michael Wilding
    • Viscount Arthur Goring
    Diana Wynyard
    Diana Wynyard
    • Lady Gertrude Chiltern
    Hugh Williams
    Hugh Williams
    • Sir Robert Chiltern
    C. Aubrey Smith
    C. Aubrey Smith
    • The Earl of Caversham
    • (as Sir C. Aubrey Smith)
    Glynis Johns
    Glynis Johns
    • Mabel Chiltern
    Constance Collier
    Constance Collier
    • Lady Markby
    Christine Norden
    Christine Norden
    • Margaret Marchmont
    Harriette Johns
    Harriette Johns
    • Lady Olivia Basildon
    Michael Medwin
    Michael Medwin
    • Duke of Nonsuch
    Michael Anthony
    Michael Anthony
    • Viscomte de Nanjac
    Peter Hobbes
    • Eddie Montford
    John Clifford
    • Mason
    Fred Groves
    • Phipps
    Michael Ward
    • Tommy Tafford
    Ronald Adam
    Ronald Adam
    • Member of Parliament
    • (uncredited)
    Joy Adams
    • Guest at the Chiltern's Ball
    • (uncredited)
    Strelsa Brown
    Strelsa Brown
    • Guest at the Chiltern's Ball
    • (uncredited)
      • Alexander Korda
      • Oscar Wilde(play)
      • Lajos Biró(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      The original Broadway production of "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde opened at the Lyceum Theatre on March 12, 1895 and ran for 40 performances. It had another 3 performances at the Harlem Opera House in October, 1895. Broadway revivals were produced in 1918 and 1996.
    • Goofs
      At several points, the matte paintings at the top of the screen are poorly matched with the live footage below. This is particularly visible in the opening Hyde Park Corner scene where some of those riding in carriages 'lose' their heads or hats behind the trees that are supposedly in the background. On the Chiltern's grand staircase, and in the House of Commons lobby, the join between both parts of the shot is also visible.
    • Quotes

      Laura Cheveley: Do you think it is quite charming of you to be so rude to a woman in your own house?

      Viscount Arthur Goring: In the case of a very fascinating woman, sex is a challenge, not a defense.

      Laura Cheveley: I suppose that is meant as a compliment. Oh my dear Arthur, women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That's the difference between the two sexes.

    • Connections
      Remade as An Ideal Husband (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      After the Ball
      (uncredited)

      from the musical "A Trip to Chinatown"

      Written by Charles Harris

      Arranged by Howard Carr

      [Instrumental version played during opening credits, and again during the closing credits]

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    10/10
    A feast to the eyes and the intellect from beginning to end thanks to Oscar Wilde
    An ideal rendering of Oscar Wilde at his best, this is a feast for the eyes all the way through, with excellent acting by Michael Wilding, Diana Wynyard, Hugh Williams, Paulette Goddard, Glynis Johns and C. Aubrey Smith among many others, a little drowned perhaps in too much music, but never mind - the music is good as well, especially in the beginning at the grand opening scene of the soirée with all the top society of belle époque London all at their gaudiest dresses. It's difficult to say what's best in this film, who is the best actor (while I am leaning towards Diana Wynyard), if the prize goes to the colourful scenery and sets, but I think the main triumph of the film is Oscar Wilde's own dialogue, which must make every screening of this play into a success - it has been done so often. It's a joy to behold all the way, you can't tire of it, and you just want it to go on forever, even with Paulette Goddard busy at new ugly schemes of blackmail and destructive cultivation of greed - yes, this is actually Oscar Wilde's most and maybe only moral play.
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    • Jul 8, 2017

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    • Release date
      • February 1948 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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      • Hyde Park, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • London Film Productions
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes

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