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Dodsworth

  • 1936
  • Approved
  • 1h 41m
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7.7/10
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Ruth Chatterton and Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)
DramaRomance

A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.

  • Director
    • William Wyler
  • Writers
    • Sinclair Lewis
    • Sidney Howard
    • Robert Wyler
  • Stars
    • Walter Huston
    • Ruth Chatterton
    • Paul Lukas
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Wyler
    • Writers
      • Sinclair Lewis
      • Sidney Howard
      • Robert Wyler
    • Stars
      • Walter Huston
      • Ruth Chatterton
      • Paul Lukas
    • 112User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Walter Huston
    Walter Huston
    • Sam Dodsworth
    Ruth Chatterton
    Ruth Chatterton
    • Fran Dodsworth
    Paul Lukas
    Paul Lukas
    • Arnold Iselin
    Mary Astor
    Mary Astor
    • Edith Cortright
    David Niven
    David Niven
    • Captain Lockert
    Gregory Gaye
    Gregory Gaye
    • Kurt Von Obersdorf
    Maria Ouspenskaya
    Maria Ouspenskaya
    • Baroness Von Obersdorf
    • (as Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya)
    Odette Myrtil
    Odette Myrtil
    • Renée de Penable
    Spring Byington
    Spring Byington
    • Matey Pearson
    Harlan Briggs
    Harlan Briggs
    • Tubby Pearson
    Kathryn Marlowe
    • Emily
    John Payne
    John Payne
    • Harry
    • (as John Howard Payne)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Italian Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
    John Barclay
    John Barclay
    • Ship Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Wilson Benge
    Wilson Benge
    • Steward on Queen Mary
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Billings
    • Man on Railroad Platform
    • (uncredited)
    Eugene Borden
    • Baggage Carrier at Train Station
    • (uncredited)
    Horace B. Carpenter
    Horace B. Carpenter
    • Motor Company Employee
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Wyler
    • Writers
      • Sinclair Lewis
      • Sidney Howard
      • Robert Wyler
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      William Wyler spent a whole afternoon shooting the sequence where Fran (Ruth Chatterton) burns a letter from her husband; he wanted the letter to specifically blow gently along the terrace, stop for a moment, and then continue to flutter as the scene faded to black as a metaphor for Fran and Sam's failing marriage.
    • Goofs
      Tubby's glass is fuller when he puts it down when he and Matey leave than when he almost takes a drink.
    • Quotes

      Sam Dodsworth: You'll have to stop getting younger someday.

    • Alternate versions
      The 1946 re-release, shown on the Turner Classic Movies channel, lists the end credits with a different order: Kathryn Marlowe is listed after Harlan Briggs, and John Payne is listed last, after Marlowe.
    • Connections
      Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to William Wyler (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Auld Lang Syne
      (1788) (uncredited)
      Traditional Scottish 17th century music
      Arranged by Alfred Newman
      Played during the opening scene

    User reviews112

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    9/10

    They don't make such adult films anymore.

    If you're tired of the actual Hollywood teenager productions, you have a chance to see some maturity watching "Dodsworth". The relationship of the Dodsworths are amazingly realistic, and the wonderful performances by Walter Huston and Ruth Chatterton only improve the reality of the situation. He is amazing as a retired middle-aged industrialist and she is faultless as his futile, snob and frustrated wife. This film also got me some extra points because of Mary Astor, at the highest point of her beauty. It's masterly directed by William Wyler, and the cinematography is wonderful. One of the greatest films from the first decade of the sounded films.
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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Dodsvort
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA(Exterior)
    • Production company
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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