Lady in the Dark (1944)
February 10, 1944Release Date
Lady in the Dark (1944)
February 10, 1944Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Ginger Rogers
Liza Elliott
Ray Milland
Charley Johnson
Warner Baxter
Kendall Nesbitt
Jon Hall
Randy Curtis
Barry Sullivan
Dr. Brooks
Mitchell Leisen
Director
Mischa Auer
Russell Paxton
Phyllis Brooks
Allison DuBois
Frances Goodrich
Writer
Albert Hackett
Writer
Mary Philips
Maggie Grant
Moss Hart
Writer
Edward Fielding
Dr. Carlton
Don Loper
Adams
Edward Chodorov
Writer
Robert Emmett Dolan
Composer
Mary Parker
Miss Parker
Catherine Craig
Miss Foster
Marietta Canty
Martha
Virginia Farmer
Miss Edwards
Fay Helm
Miss Bowers
Rand Brooks
Ben
Gail Russell
Barbara
Marjean Neville
Young Liza
Harvey Stephens
Liza's Father
Kay Linaker
Liza's Mother
Billy Daniel
Office Boy
Lester Dorr
Reporter (uncredited)
Jimmy Van Heusen
Songs
Edith Head
Costume Design
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Ray Rennahan
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 10, 1944
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Lady in the Dark is a 1944 American musical film directed by Mitchell Leisen, from a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett that is based on the 1941 musical of the same name by Moss Hart. The film stars Ginger Rogers as a magazine editor, who although successful, finds herself on the edge of a breakdown while juggling her feelings for three prospective suitors, played by Ray Milland, Warner Baxter, and Jon Hall.
Paramount won the screen rights to the musical in February 1941, after a bidding war with Columbia, Warner Bros., and Howard Hughes. The studio initially purchased the property as a vehicle to reunite Rogers with Fred Astaire. However, after negotiations with Astaire failed, the studio cast Milland, who had recently starred with Rogers in Paramount's The Major and the Minor.
The film was first released on February 10, 1944, and was a critical and commercial success. It was nominated for three Academy Awards; for Best Cinematography, Best Music, and Best Art Direction (Hans Dreier, Raoul Pene Du Bois, Ray Moyer).