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A Double Life (1947)

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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 6
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1947 Wide

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Ronald Colman won an Academy Award for his portrayal of an off-the-beam actor in A Double Life. A beloved stage star, Anthony John (Colman), has problems with his private life due to his unpredictable outbursts of temper. This trait has already cost him his wife, Brita (Signe Hasso), and threatens to sabotage his career. Nonetheless, Anthony makes his peace with Brita, and the two actors star in a new Broadway staging of Othello. The play is a hit, running over 300 performances, but the

Unrated, 1 hr. 43 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: George Cukor

Written By: Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1947 Wide

On DVD: Jul 22, 2003

Universal Studios Home Video

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Cast

Whit Bissell
Dr. Stauffer
Ronald Colman
Anthony John
Betsy Blair
Girl in Wig Shop
Signe Hasso
Brita
David Bond
["othello" Sequence]
Edmond O'Brien
Bill Friend
Shelley Winters
Pat Kroll
Harlan Briggs
Oscar Bemard
Ray Collins
Victor Donlan
Georgia Caine
[A Gentleman's Gentlema...
Claire Carleton
Waitress
Philip Loeb
Max Lasker
John Drew Colt
Stage Manager
Leslie Denison
["othello" Sequence]
Elizabeth Dunne
Gladys
Alan Edmiston
Rex
Arthur E. Gould-Porter
David Bond ["othello" S...
Wilton Graff
Dr. Mervin
Boyd Irwin
Virginia Patton ["othel...
Fay Kanin
Guy Bates Post ["othell...
Charles La Torre
Stellini
Millard Mitchell
Al Cooley
Virginia Patton
["othello" Sequence]
Guy Bates Post
["othello" Sequence]
Elliott Reid
[A Gentleman's Gentlema...
Thayer Roberts
["othello" Sequence]
Joe Sawyer
Pete Bonner
Art Smith
Wigmaker
Peter Thompson
Assistant Stage Manager
Sid Tomack
Wigmaker
Percival Vivian
Thayer Roberts/Georgia ...
Janet Warren
Girl in Wigshop
Marjorie Woodworth
Girls in Wig Shop
Frederic Worlock
Leslie Denison ["othell...
Mary Young
Elliott Teid [A Gentlem...
William Norton Bailey
Joe Bernard
Husband
Laura Brooks
Dowager
Angela Clarke
Lucy
Curt Conway
Reporter
Russ Conway
Reporter
Nick Dennis
Stagehand
Joann Dolan
Ellen
George Douglas
Fernanda Eliscu
Landlady
Beatrice Gray
Ethel May Halls
Woman
Fred Hoose
Laughing Man
Charles Jordan
Bartender
Robert Emmett Keane
2nd Photographer
Hazel Keener
Woman
Elmo Lincoln
Detective
Barry Macollum
Stagehand
Joyce Mathews
Janet
Walter McGrail
Steve
Carl Milletaire
Customer
Howard Mitchell
Tailor
Harry Hays Morgan Jr.
Guest
Albert Pollet
Costume Designer
Joey Ray
Boyer
Buddy Roosevelt
Fingerprint Man
Sarah Selby
Anna
Jamesson Shade
George Sherwood
Guest
Mike Stokey
Mary Worth
Woman in Audience
Paddy Chayefsky
Photographer [uncredite...
Leander De Cordova
John Derek
Police Stenographer
John Chapin Morgan
Harry Bannister
2nd Actor
Watson Downs
Bootmaker
Diane Stewart
Reginald Billado
Reporter
Kevin Alexander Clark
Barry
Maude Fealy
Woman
Nina Gilbert
Woman
Doretta Johnson
Kay Lavelle
Large Woman
Katherine Marlowe
Don McGill
Man at Party
Bruce Riley
Elektra Rozanska
Pete Sosso
Tailor
Cedric Stevens
Wayne Treadway
Men at Party
Frank Richards
Stagehand

Critic Reviews for A Double Life

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (2) | DVD (6)

Colman faz um belo trabalho como o perturbado ator que falha em separar realidade da fic��o, mas Cukor e seus roteiristas se perde nos aspectos da produ��o que devem ao noir, tornando-a fr�gil e artificial.

February 19, 2009 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

Subtle, well-directed drama.

August 8, 2008 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Ronald Colman won a Best Actor Oscar for his ornate and hammy performance as an obsessed matinee-idol stage actor cracking up before our eyes.

February 2, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Cukor's first teaming with writers Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin draws on the professional hazard of actors who fail to distinguish between their lives on stage and off; Ronald Colman won the Oscar for this part.

June 18, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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An actor gets too involved in his roles and eventually looses himself in the role of Othello. Colman gives a great performance in this movie.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

Super Reviewer

Suspenseful story, wonderfully acted by Ronald Colman, Shelley Winters gives excellent support. Good score, but it?s Colman?s film all the way. Good writing.

January 26, 2010

James Higgins

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