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23 September 1936 (USA) morePlot:
A bittersweet tale of the increasing estrangement of a retired automobile tycoon and his wife. Increasingly... more | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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They don't make such adult films anymore. more (53 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Walter Huston | ... | Sam Dodsworth |
 | Ruth Chatterton | ... | Fran Dodsworth |
 | Paul Lukas | ... | Arnold Iselin |
| Mary Astor | ... | Mrs. Edith Cortright |
| Kathryn Marlowe | ... | Emily Dodsworth McKee |
 | David Niven | ... | Capt. Clyde Lockert |
| Gregory Gaye | ... | Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf |
| Maria Ouspenskaya | ... | Baroness Von Obersdorf (as Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya) |
| Odette Myrtil | ... | Renée De Penable |
| John Payne | ... | Harry McKee (as John Howard Payne) |
| Spring Byington | ... | Matey Pearson |
| Harlan Briggs | ... | Tubby Pearson |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Wide Range Noiseless Recording)Fun Stuff
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David Mamet, in his book "Bambi vs. Godzilla", cites this film as one of his favorites. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The way Sam holds the pole when told he has a call from Vienna changes. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Secretary: [offscreen] Mr. Dodsworth?
Sam Dodsworth: Yes.
Secretary: The men are ready.
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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.