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Gaslight
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Overview

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7.9/10   6,633 votes
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Director:
George Cukor
Writers:
Patrick Hamilton (play)
John Van Druten (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
11 May 1944 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
Strange drama of a captive sweetheart! more
Plot:
Paula's aunt Alice Alquist, a famous entertainer, is murdered in her home. Paula, who lives with her aunt finds the body... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
A Well-Crafted, Well-Acted Thriller more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Charles Boyer ... Gregory Anton

Ingrid Bergman ... Paula Alquist
Joseph Cotten ... Brian Cameron
Dame May Whitty ... Miss Bessie Thwaites

Angela Lansbury ... Nancy Oliver
Barbara Everest ... Elizabeth Tompkins
Emil Rameau ... Maestro Mario Guardi
Edmund Breon ... Gen. Huddleston
Halliwell Hobbes ... Mr. Muffin
Tom Stevenson ... Williams
Heather Thatcher ... Lady Dalroy
Lawrence Grossmith ... Lord Dalroy
Jakob Gimpel ... Pianist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Gary Gray ... Boy in Park with Nanny
Terry Moore ... Paula Alquist - Age 14 (as Judy Ford)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Murder in Thornton Square (UK)
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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

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Trivia:
Charles Boyer's contract stipulated top billing. When David O. Selznick heard this (Ingrid Bergman was under contract to him at the time), he refused to loan MGM Bergman's services. It was only after much pleading from Bergman, who was very keen to work with Boyer, that Selznick finally relented. more
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Continuity: When Nancy is following Elizabeth up the stairs, they are both carrying several folded sheets. Immediately when they reach the top of the landing the camera focuses close-up on Nancy, who is looking at the closed off top floor - in this shot she is not carrying the sheets. more
Quotes:
Nancy Oliver: Gonna work on your tunes again tonight, sir? You're always working, aren't you?
Gregory Anton: Yes. What are you doing with your evening out?
Nancy Oliver: Oh, I'm going to a music hall...
[starts to sing 'Up in a balloon']
Gregory Anton: I've never been to an English music hall.
Nancy Oliver: Oh, you don't know what you've missed, sir...
Gregory Anton: And whom are you going to the music hall with?
Nancy Oliver: A gentleman friend, sir.
Gregory Anton: Oh, now you know, Nancy, don't you, that gentlemen friends are sometimes inclined to take liberties with young ladies.
Nancy Oliver: Oh no, sir, not with me. I can take care of myself - when I want to.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Remington Steele: Illustrated Steele (#3.19)" (1985) more
Soundtrack:
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 more

FAQ

Were the maids in on Gregory's plan to drive Paula insane?
How did Brian Cameron recognize Gregory?
How does the movie end?
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17 out of 22 people found the following comment useful:-
A Well-Crafted, Well-Acted Thriller, 1 December 2004
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

This American-made version of the English thriller "Gaslight" is well-crafted and well-acted, with many moments of good suspense and tension.

Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer work very well in the two leads, and they get considerable help from the rest of the cast and the production.

The character of the fragile, self-doubting Paula is an ideal role for Bergman, who conveys Paula's anxious uncertainty while keeping her sympathetic and even engaging. Boyer likewise comes across very believably as her calculating husband, and the two leads make their characters into a strong foundation for the tense story.

Joseph Cotten does not really seem as if he could be a Scotland Yard detective, but in a more general way, he succeeds pretty well as a sympathetic policeman who wants to help personally while striving to get at the facts of the matter. A very young Angela Lansbury gives her character some pointed moments, and she becomes a useful part of creating the right atmosphere.

The story does, of course, have some less plausible elements, but it is written carefully enough that the seams rarely show. In fact, it seems to have been constructed rather carefully, so as to provide subtle hints that can be made use of later on. It all makes for a satisfying drama that also provides a pretty good showcase for its stars.

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