Dodsworth (1936)
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Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 2
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In this highly acclaimed adaptation of Sinclair Lewis's novel, Walter Huston plays Sam Dodsworth, a good-hearted, middle-aged man who runs an auto manufacturing firm. His wife Fran (Ruth Chatterton) is obsessed with the notion that she's growing old, and she eventually persuades Sam to sell his interest in the company and take her to Europe. He agrees for the sake of their marriage, but before long Fran has begun to think of herself as a cosmopolitan sophisticate and thinks of Sam as dull and
Sep 23, 1936 Limited
Dec 11, 2001
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Cast
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Walter Huston
Sam Dodsworth -
Ruth Chatterton
Fran Dodsworth -
Paul Lukas
Arnold Iselin -
Mary Astor
Edith Cortright -
David Niven
Major Clyde Lockert -
Gregory Gaye
Kurt Von Obersdorf -
Maria Ouspenskaya
Baroness Von Obersdo... -
Odette Myrtil
Renée de Penable, R... -
John Payne
Harry -
Spring Byington
Matey Pearson -
Harlan Briggs
Tubby Pearson -
Charles Halton
Hazzard -
Beatrice Maude
Mary the Maid -
John Barclay
Guests in Ship Salon -
Wilson Benge
Steward -
Gino Corrado
American Express Cle... -
Fred Malatesta
Ship's Waiter -
Kathryn Marlowe
Emily McKee -
Inez Palange
Edith's Housekeeper -
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Jack George
Orchestra Leader
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All Critics (16) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (2) | DVD (2)
By far the most sensitive, restrained, and effective piece of direction Wyler ever turned in, the film achieves a measure of greatness through the dignity and depth of Huston's superb interpretation of the plainspoken Yankee.
Top CriticHuston is superb as the plainspoken Midwestern businessman whose blissful world falls apart. The film remains the most emotionally compelling of Wyler's career.
The film version has done more than justice to Mr. Howard's play, converting a necessarily episodic tale, interrupted by fourteen curtains, into a smooth-flowing narrative of sustained interest, well-defined performance and good talk.
The smoothly flowing film packs an emotional wallop thanks largely to the endearingly sympathetic performance of the straightforward Walter Huston.
In William Wyler's subtle, beautifully directed marital drama, Walter Huston gives a distinguished performance as an ultra-decent and honest all-American mogul; it's his phony wife, well-played by Ruth Chatterton, who's the Ugly American Abroad.
Depressing drama
You may wish that caution had been thrown to the wind and it had been turned into a no-holds-barred comedy.
Fine film version of the novel
Huston's flawless performance as Sam Dodsworth is the film's greatest joy.
A film of maturity, intelligence, and understanding.
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- Dodsworth (1936) (DE)
- Dodsworth (1936) (UK)
