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Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Patrick Hamilton (play)
John Van Druten (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

11 toukokuu 1944 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller more

Tagline:

Strange drama of a captive sweetheart! more

Plot:

Paula's aunt Alice Alquist, a famous entertainer, is murdered in her home. Paula, who lives with her aunt finds the body... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more

User Comments:

Victorian London setting makes for chilly atmosphere... more (80 total)

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 246:00 PMTCM   


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Charles Boyer ... Gregory Anton

Ingrid Bergman ... Paula Alquist
Joseph Cotten ... Brian Cameron
Dame May Whitty ... Miss Bessie Thwaites

Angela Lansbury ... Nancy Oliver
Barbara Everest ... Elizabeth Tompkins
Emil Rameau ... Maestro Mario Guardi
Edmund Breon ... Gen. Huddleston
Halliwell Hobbes ... Mr. Muffin
Tom Stevenson ... Williams
Heather Thatcher ... Lady Dalroy
Lawrence Grossmith ... Lord Dalroy
Jakob Gimpel ... Pianist
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Gary Gray ... Boy in Park with Nanny
Terry Moore ... Paula Alquist - Age 14 (as Judy Ford)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Murder in Thornton Square (UK)
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Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)


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Angela Lansbury was only 17 when she made this, her film debut. She had been working at Bullocks Department Store in Los Angeles and when she told her boss that she was leaving, he offered to match the pay at her new job. Expecting it to be in the region of her Bullocks salary of the equivalent of $27 a week, he was somewhat taken aback when she told him she would be earning $500 a week. more

Goofs:

Continuity: When embracing at the lake, hands and heads change position. more

Quotes:

Paula Alquist Anton: [holding the brooch] I've found it at last, you see, but it doesn't help you, does it, and I'm trying to help you, aren't I, trying to help you to escape. How can a mad woman help her husband to escape? more

Movie Connections:

Featured in A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV) more

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Waltz from 'Die Fledermaus' more


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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Victorian London setting makes for chilly atmosphere..., 11 toukokuu 2001
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

The only bright note in 'Gaslight' is whenever Dame May Whitty pops in for a scene or two as a gossipy old lady who knows about that mysterious old house. Otherwise, this is an absorbing psychological thriller that takes itself a little too seriously--a few more touches of dry humor (the kind Alfred Hitchcock would have supplied) are missing from this George Cukor production. His meticulous, somewhat fussy attention to every little detail of sets and costumes softens the suspense.

Based on a stage play called "Angel Street", it shows its stage origins with mostly interior scenes of Bergman slowly being driven mad by a husband who is searching for jewels in the attic. Charles Boyer is debonair and smooth enough as the husband. His final confrontation scene with Bergman, where she decides to torment him and string him along to exact her own revenge, is highly satisfactory. Bergman really shows complete understanding of her character and deserved her Oscar for Best Actress. Angela Lansbury makes an auspicious film debut, looking very confident indeed as a saucy Cockney maid.

The only flaws are the slow pace and the casting of Joseph Cotten as the Scotland Yard detective. Cotten's role is just a peripheral one and too bland to sustain any interest. Nor does he even attempt a British accent. For Bergman fans, this is definitely a must see!

Given this sort of material, I can't help thinking it would have been a tighter and more suspenseful film if directed by someone like Alfred Hitchcock.

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