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Dodsworth( 1936)

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Here is a picture that was marked for greatness before it was ever screened!

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Walter Huston

      Sam Dodsworth

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      Ruth Chatterton

      Fran Dodsworth

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      Paul Lukas

      Arnold Iselin

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      Mary Astor

      Edith Cortright

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      David Niven

      Captain Clyde Lockert

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      Gregory Gaye

      Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf

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      Maria Ouspenskaya

      Baroness Von Obersdorf

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      Odette Myrtil

      Renée de Penable

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      Spring Byington

      Matey Pearson

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      Harlan Briggs

      Tubby Pearson

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      Kathryn Marlowe

      Emily Dodsworth McKee

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      John Payne

      Harry McKee

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      Bobby Barber

      Italian Taxi Driver (Uncredited)

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      Wilson Benge

      Steward on Queen Mary (Uncredited)

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      Ted Billings

      Man on Railroad Platform (Uncredited)

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      Eugene Borden

      Baggage Carrier at Train Station (Uncredited)

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      Horace B. Carpenter

      Motor Company Employee (Uncredited)

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      Gino Corrado

      American Express Clerk (Uncredited)

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      Jean De Briac

      Official (Uncredited)

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      Helen Dickson

      Tourist (Uncredited)

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      Jack George

      Orchestra Leader in Vienna (Uncredited)

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      Fred Malatesta

      Waiter (Uncredited)

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      Beatrice Maude

      Mary (Uncredited)

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      Louis Mercier

      French Railroad Conductor (Uncredited)

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      Inez Palange

      Teresa (Uncredited)

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      John Picorri

      Clerk (Uncredited)

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      Pat Somerset

      Englishman (Uncredited)

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      William Wyler

      Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (Uncredited)

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      Sam Harris

      Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

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      John Barclay

      Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

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      Steve Carruthers

      Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

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      Bess Flowers

      Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

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      J.C. Fowler

      Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

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      Herschel Graham

      Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

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      Loretta Russell

      Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

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      Alphonse Martell

      Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

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      Edmund Mortimer

      Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

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      Harold Miller

      Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

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      George Nardelli

      Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

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      Dale Van Sickel

      Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 19 2022
    The title of this doesn't help it much: it sounds like it ought to be about a butler in a grand old English stately home but Walter Huston ("Sam") is superb, as the millionaire motor car industrialist who sells his company and sets off with wife "Fran" (Ruth Chatteron) to "do" Europe. Even on the boat, where she meets the rather suave, dapper David Niven ("Capt. Lockert") it starts to become clear that their marriage, though on the face of it loving, is not strong. When they get to Paris and she meets Paul Lukas ("Iselin") that becomes even more evident and soon "Sam" is doing all he can to kee...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • husband wife relationship
    • soulmates
    • snob
    • retirement
    • industrialist
    • drifting
    • love affair
    • divorcee
    • older woman younger man relationship
    • selfishness
    • ocean voyage
    • drifting apart
    • starting over
    • fling
    • marital crisis
    • europe vacation
    • wealthy couple
    • middle aged couple
    • kindred spirit
    • chance reunion