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Dodsworth

- Here is a picture that was marked for greatness before it was ever screened!

A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.

Release Date : 1936-09-23

Language :GermanFrenchItalianEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Samuel Goldwyn ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Walter Huston

Character Name : Sam Dodsworth

Original Name : Walter Huston

Gender : Male

Ruth Chatterton

Character Name : Fran Dodsworth

Original Name : Ruth Chatterton

Gender : Female

Paul Lukas

Character Name : Arnold Iselin

Original Name : Paul Lukas

Gender : Male

Mary Astor

Character Name : Edith Cortright

Original Name : Mary Astor

Gender : Female

David Niven

Character Name : Captain Clyde Lockert

Original Name : David Niven

Gender : Male

Gregory Gaye

Character Name : Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf

Original Name : Gregory Gaye

Gender : Male

Maria Ouspenskaya

Character Name : Baroness Von Obersdorf

Original Name : Maria Ouspenskaya

Gender : Female

Odette Myrtil

Character Name : Renée de Penable

Original Name : Odette Myrtil

Gender : Female

Spring Byington

Character Name : Matey Pearson

Original Name : Spring Byington

Gender : Female

Harlan Briggs

Character Name : Tubby Pearson

Original Name : Harlan Briggs

Gender : Male

Kathryn Marlowe

Character Name : Emily Dodsworth McKee

Original Name : Kathryn Marlowe

Gender : Female

John Payne

Character Name : Harry McKee

Original Name : John Payne

Gender : Male

Bobby Barber

Character Name : Italian Taxi Driver (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Barber

Gender : Male

Wilson Benge

Character Name : Steward on Queen Mary (Uncredited)

Original Name : Wilson Benge

Gender : Male

Ted Billings

Character Name : Man on Railroad Platform (Uncredited)

Original Name : Ted Billings

Gender : Male

Eugene Borden

Character Name : Baggage Carrier at Train Station (Uncredited)

Original Name : Eugene Borden

Gender : Male

Horace B. Carpenter

Character Name : Motor Company Employee (Uncredited)

Original Name : Horace B. Carpenter

Gender : Male

Gino Corrado

Character Name : American Express Clerk (Uncredited)

Original Name : Gino Corrado

Gender : Male

Jean De Briac

Character Name : Official (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jean De Briac

Gender : Male

Helen Dickson

Character Name : Tourist (Uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Dickson

Gender : Female

Jack George

Character Name : Orchestra Leader in Vienna (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jack George

Gender : Male

Fred Malatesta

Character Name : Waiter (Uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Malatesta

Gender : Male

Beatrice Maude

Character Name : Mary (Uncredited)

Original Name : Beatrice Maude

Gender : Male

Louis Mercier

Character Name : French Railroad Conductor (Uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Mercier

Gender : Male

Inez Palange

Character Name : Teresa (Uncredited)

Original Name : Inez Palange

Gender : Female

John Picorri

Character Name : Clerk (Uncredited)

Original Name : John Picorri

Gender : Male

Pat Somerset

Character Name : Englishman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Somerset

Gender : Male

William Wyler

Character Name : Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (Uncredited)

Original Name : William Wyler

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

John Barclay

Character Name : Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Original Name : John Barclay

Gender : Male

Steve Carruthers

Character Name : Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Carruthers

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

J.C. Fowler

Character Name : Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Original Name : J.C. Fowler

Gender : Male

Herschel Graham

Character Name : Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Original Name : Herschel Graham

Gender : Male

Loretta Russell

Character Name : Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Original Name : Loretta Russell

Gender : Male

Alphonse Martell

Character Name : Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Original Name : Alphonse Martell

Gender : Male

Edmund Mortimer

Character Name : Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Original Name : Edmund Mortimer

Gender : Male

Harold Miller

Character Name : Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

George Nardelli

Character Name : Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Original Name : George Nardelli

Gender : Male

Dale Van Sickel

Character Name : Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Original Name : Dale Van Sickel

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-19

The title of this doesn't help it much: it sounds like it ought to be about a butler in a grand old English stately home but Walter Huston ("Sam") is superb, as the millionaire motor car industrialist who sells his company and sets off with wife "Fran" (Ruth Chatteron) to "do" Europe. Even on the boat, where she meets the rather suave, dapper David Niven ("Capt. Lockert") it starts to become clear that their marriage, though on the face of it loving, is not strong. When they get to Paris and she meets Paul Lukas ("Iselin") that becomes even more evident and soon "Sam" is doing all he can to keep the wife he loves from divorcing him. This is quite a slow burn of a story; but it isn't dull. The rapport between the two stars is tenderly and honestly performed; she the slightly younger woman looking for what ever life (and wealth) can offer; him the more settled man who wants to get back to family, home and hearth. There are a few gentle twists to the story and the ending, I found to be somewhat vindicating. This has made the transition from stage to screen well; William Wyler has managed to lose much the rigidity theatrical cross-overs can present on the big screen, and there is a nice cameo from Maria Ouspenskaya towards the end that really does put a fly in the ointment.