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ThrillerMystery

Gaslight

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Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow's murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move into the very house where the crime was committed. Retired detective B.G. Rough, who worked on the Barlow case, is still in the area and grows suspicious of Paul, who he feels bears a striking resemblance to one of Barlow's relatives. Rough must find the truth before the killer can strike again and reclaim his bounty.

Release Date : 1940-08-31

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : British National Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Anton Walbrook

Character Name : Paul Mallen (as Anton Wahlbrook)

Original Name : Adolf Wohlbrück

Gender : Male

Diana Wynyard

Character Name : Bella Mallen

Original Name : Diana Wynyard

Gender : Female

Frank Pettingell

Character Name : B.G. Rough

Original Name : Frank Pettingell

Gender : Male

Cathleen Cordell

Character Name : Nancy the Parlour Maid

Original Name : Cathleen Cordell

Gender : Female

Robert Newton

Character Name : Ullswater

Original Name : Robert Newton

Gender : Male

Jimmy Hanley

Character Name : Cobb

Original Name : Jimmy Hanley

Gender : Male

Minnie Rayner

Character Name : Elizabeth

Original Name : Minnie Rayner

Gender : Female

Marie Wright

Character Name : Alice Barlow

Original Name : Marie Wright

Gender : Female

Aubrey Dexter

Character Name : House Agent

Original Name : Aubrey Dexter

Gender : Male

Mary Hinton

Character Name : Lady Winterbourne

Original Name : Mary Hinton

Gender : Male

Angus Morrison

Character Name : Pianist

Original Name : Angus Morrison

Gender : Male

Jack Barty

Character Name : Chairman of Music Hall

Original Name : Jack Barty

Gender : Male

Alfred Atkins

Character Name : Bit Role

Original Name : Alfred Atkins

Gender : Male

Edwin Ellis

Character Name : Bit Role

Original Name : Edwin Ellis

Gender : Male

Kathleen Harrison

Character Name : Bit Role

Original Name : Kathleen Harrison

Gender : Female

Katie Johnson

Character Name : Alice Barlow's Maid

Original Name : Katie Johnson

Gender : Female

Molly Raynor

Character Name : Bit Role

Original Name : Molly Raynor

Gender : Male

Pat Ronald

Character Name : Bit Role

Original Name : Pat Ronald

Gender : Male

Johnnie Schofield

Character Name : John (Man Working On Carriage At Stables)

Original Name : Johnnie Schofield

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-23

I always feel that this version has been overshadowed by it's much higher profile 1944 iteration, but is actually every bit as good. A newly married couple move into their home on a Victorian Square and soon afterwards "Bella" (Diana Wynyard) starts to become absent minded, starts to misplace things, forget things. Her initially supportive husband "Paul" (Anton Walbrook) starts to lose patience with her and when she starts to imagine footsteps and flickering gas lamps he threatens to have her certified... Except, what's really going on? Is she what she seems - and, is he? The timely arrival of "Rough" (Frank Pettingell) starts to cause us all to question as he discovers that the husband may have a hidden, much more sinister, past! Thorold Dickinson does well with the pace of this tautly directly adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's play; the performances - especially a menacing Walbrook - are tight and convincing and Richard Addinsell has created a score that perfectly matches the pace as the mystery heads to it's denouement.