Peter Ibbetson

1935

Peter Ibbetson

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"I'll See You in My Dreams" could well have been the theme music of Peter Ibbetson, the second film version of George du Maurier's 1891 novel. Peter Ibbetson (Gary Cooper) is an architect who, while working on a restoration job for the British Duke of Towers (John Halliday), discovers that The Duchess of Towers (Ann Harding) is actually Mary, his childhood sweetheart. The jealous duke pulls a gun on Ibbetson, but Peter kills him. He is sent to prison for life, certain that he'll never meet his Mary again. But both lovers are reunited in one another's dreams, which connect them spiritually. The years pass, but the aging Peter and Mary remain ever youthful in their dreams. Upon their deaths, they are reunited in the afterlife. Somehow this fragile fantasy works, thanks to the steady guiding hand of director Henry Hathaway.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance
Directed By:

Henry Hathaway
Written By:

Vincent Lawrence, Edwin Justus Mayer, John Meehan, Constance Collier, Waldemar Young
In Theaters:

Oct 31, 1935 wide
Runtime:

88 minutes
Studio:

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Gary Cooper
as Peter Ibbetson

Ann Harding
as Mary, Duchess of Towers

John Halliday
as The Duke of Towers

Ida Lupino
as Agnes

Virginia Weidler
as Mimsey

Dickie Moore
as Gogo

Doris Lloyd
as Mrs. Dorian

Elsa Buchanan
as Mme. Pasquier

Christian Rub
as Maj. Duquesnoit

Donald Meek
as Mr. Slade

Gilbert Emery
as Wilkins

Marguerite Namara
as Mme. Ginghi

Elsie Prescott
as Katherine

Elsa Prescott
as Katherine

Marcelle Corday
as Maid

Adrienne D'Ambricourt
as Nun

Theresa Maxwell Conover
as Sister of Mercy

Colin Tapley
as Clerk

Clive Morgan
as Clerk

Ambrose Barker
as Clerk

Thomas Monk
as Clerk

Blanche Craig
as The Countess

Stanley Andrews
as Judge

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Critic Reviews for Peter Ibbetson

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Incredibly peculiar.

Oct 21, 2011 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for Peter Ibbetson

Feb 27, 2014

self-serious and wildly sentimental, it still manages to work, due in large part to the delicate cinematography. even coop's typically stiff performance seems appropriate in this otherworldly tale of lovers who meet in dreams. 'the strangest things are true and the truest things are strange'

Stella D Super Reviewer
Jan 30, 2012

Odd semi fantasy film has a good performance from a dashing Gary Cooper to recommend it but the pacing is off. The mood is too earthbound to make it haunting and too celestial for a standard telling. Part of the problem is that Ann Harding while a fine actress is miscast as the object of Gary's lifelong desire, a more ethereal performer was required, Merle Oberon would have been perfect. The appearance of an almost unrecognizable Ida Lupino as a bit of Cockney baggage is a treat but she's in and out of the film in under fifteen minutes.

jay n Super Reviewer
Jun 08, 2008

not great - but kinda reminds me of portrait of jennie and stairway to heaven - that transcendent love defying time and space... thaaang.

Bob S Super Reviewer