Gaslight (1944)

Director: George Cukor George Cukor

Overview

George Cukor's remake of the 1940 film Gaslight is the story of a beautiful, innocent woman (Ingrid Bergman) who marries a charming man (Charles Boyer) who tries to drive her insane. Boasting a lavish, detailed production that perfectly recreates the Victorian era, Gaslight is one of the greatest psychological thrillers ever made, thanks to Bergman's stellar, Oscar-winning performance. Gaslight was later shown in a computer-colorized print.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/02/2011
UPC:	0883316380352
Original Release:	1944
Source:	Warner Archives
Region Code:	All
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[monaural]
Language:	English
Time:	1:54:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ingrid Bergman	Paula Alquist
Charles Boyer	Gregory Anton
Joseph Cotten	Cameron
May Whitty	Miss Thwaites
Angela Lansbury	Nancy Oliver
Barbara Everest	Elizabeth Tompkins
Emil Rameau	Mario Gordi
Eustace Wyatt	Budge
Edmond Breon	Gen. Huddleston,Gen. Huddleston
Halliwell Hobbes	Mr. Mufflin
Tom Stevenson	Williams
Heather Thatcher	Lady Dalroy
Lawrence Grossmith	Lord Dalroy
Jacob Gimpel	Pianist
Terry Moore	Paula (age 14)
Harry Adams	Policeman
Charles McNaughton	Wilkins
Bobby Hale	Lamplighter
Alix Terry	Girl of Ten
Eric Wilton	Valet
Simon Oliver	Boy in Museum
Alec Craig	Turnkey
Leonard Carey	Guide
Pat Malone	Policeman
George Nokes	Boy
Lillian Bronson	Lady
Joy Harrington	Miss Pritchard
Arthur Blake	Butler
Ronald Bennett	Footman,Edna Hooper
Phyllis Yuse	Young Girl
Wilson Benge	Bit part
Maude Fealy	Bit part
Al Ferguson	Bit part
Helen Flint	Franchette
Gibson Gowland	Servant
Si Jenks	Uncle Billy
Edwin Maxwell	Vickery
Clive Morgan	Bit part
Elsie Prescott	Bit part
Arthur Stone	Durkin
Morgan Wallace	Fred Garrett
Guy Zanette	Bit part
Syd Saylor	Baggage Clerk
Bronislau Kaper	Composer

Technical Credits

John van Druten

Walter Reisch

John L. Balderston

George Cukor	Director
John van Druten	Screenwriter
Walter Reisch	Screenwriter
John L. Balderston	Screenwriter
Arthur Hornblow Jr.	Producer
Warren Newcombe	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

MGM's 1944 production Gaslight -- the second and best screen version of Patrick Hamilton's memorable stage thriller Angel Street -- avoids the two fatal pitfalls that undermine period melodramas: Director George Cukor, the early master of the stage-to-screen translation, eschews clichés, anachronisms, and stylized acting while drawing marvelous performances from his leads, Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman. Boyer, one of the screen's most sophisticated leading men, added sadistic villainy to his histrionic bag of tricks with his portrayal of an ostensibly loving husband who attempts to drive his adoring wife insane. Why? Well, we'll only tell you that the reason involves a years-old search for valuable jewels hidden in the house they've recently purchased. Bergman won her first Academy Award for her work as the tortured spouse; her carefully modulated performance is a textbook study of gradually mounting anxiety that metastasizes into unmitigated terror. Almost as impressive is 17-year-old Angela Lansbury, who earned an Oscar nomination (and a long-term MGM contract) for her skillful turn as a sinister maid. An Academy Award also went to art director Cedric Gibbons for his punctilious re-creation of Victorian décor in the sets and props. Taut and suspenseful, Gaslight remains a model that has been equaled in succeeding years, but never quite surpassed.