Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; producer, Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; writers, John Van Druten and Walter Reisch and John L. Balderston ; director, George Cukor. British (1940) version: British National Films, Ltd. ; producer, John Corfield ; writers, A.R. Rawlinson and Bridget Boland ; director, Thorold Dickinson
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Label
Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; producer, Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; writers, John Van Druten and Walter Reisch and John L. Balderston ; director, George Cukor. British (1940) version: British National Films, Ltd. ; producer, John Corfield ; writers, A.R. Rawlinson and Bridget Boland ; director, Thorold Dickinson
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not ratedNot rated
Main title
Gaslight
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
53816188
Responsibility statement
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; producer, Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; writers, John Van Druten and Walter Reisch and John L. Balderston ; director, George Cukor. British (1940) version: British National Films, Ltd. ; producer, John Corfield ; writers, A.R. Rawlinson and Bridget Boland ; director, Thorold Dickinson
Runtime
114
Summary
Paula Anton (Bella Mallen, 1940 version) is a beautiful and trusting 19th century woman who is slowly being tormented by mysterious happenings in her luxurious Victorian home. The suspect is her devoted husband. But viewing the world through the dim glow of the gaslight, it is difficult to tell what is real and what is imaginedA susceptible young woman marries a suave, romantic man never suspecting that he is a murderous scoundrel, obsessed with finding the jewels hidden in their London home. She becomes the helpless victim as slowly, insidiously, he drives her to the brink of insanity
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Gas light
Classification
Contributor
- Balderston, John L., John Lloyd, 1889-1954
- Boyer, Charles, 1899-1978
- Corfield, John, 1893-1953
- Boland, Bridget
- Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976
- Wynyard, Diana, 1906-1964
- Lansbury, Angela, 1925-
- Cukor, George, 1899-1983
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Whitty, May, Dame, 1865-1948
- Rawlinson, A. R.
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Reisch, Walter
- Hamilton, Patrick, 1904 March 17-1962
- Van Druten, John, 1901-1957
- Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982
- British National Films, Ltd
- Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994
- Dickinson, Thorold
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Actor
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- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
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- Contributor19
- Balderston, John L., John Lloyd, 1889-1954
- Boyer, Charles, 1899-1978
- Corfield, John, 1893-1953
- Boland, Bridget
- Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976
- Wynyard, Diana, 1906-1964
- Lansbury, Angela, 1925-
- Cukor, George, 1899-1983
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Whitty, May, Dame, 1865-1948
- Rawlinson, A. R.
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Reisch, Walter
- Hamilton, Patrick, 1904 March 17-1962
- Van Druten, John, 1901-1957
- Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982
- British National Films, Ltd
- Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994
- Dickinson, Thorold
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- Actor6
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