Gaslight (1944)
Gaslight (1944)
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Cast & Crew.
Charles Boyer
Gregory Anton
Ingrid Bergman
Paula Alquist
Joseph Cotten
Brian Cameron
May Whitty
Bessie Thwaites
Angela Lansbury
Nancy Oliver
Barbara Everest
Elizabeth Tompkins
Emil Rameau
Maestro Guardi
Edmund Breon
General Huddleston
Halliwell Hobbes
Mr. Muffin
Tom Stevenson
Williams
Heather Thatcher
Lady Mildred Dalroy
Lawrence Grossmith
Lord Dalroy
Jakob Gimpel
Pianist
Jack Kirk
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Lillian Bronson
Lady (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
Guide (uncredited)
Alec Craig
Turnkey (uncredited)
Helen Flint
Franchette (uncredited)
Gibson Gowland
Servant (uncredited)
Gary Gray
Boy in Park with Nanny (uncredited)
Terry Moore
Paula Alquist, age 14 (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
Baggage Clerk (uncredited)
Morgan Wallace
Fred Garrett (uncredited)
Maude Fealy
Bit Part (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Harry Adams
Policeman (uncredited)
Joseph North
Policeman (uncredited)
Lassie Lou Ahern
Young Girl (uncredited)
John Ardizoni
Cab Man (uncredited)
Antonio D'Amore
Cab Man (uncredited)
Joseph Romantini
Cab Man (uncredited)
Guy Zanette
Cab Man (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Arthur Blake
Butler (uncredited)
Roger Gray
Stranger (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Lamplighter (uncredited)
Joy Harington
Laura Pritchard (uncredited)
Charles McNaughton
Wilkins (uncredited)
Georgie Nokes
Boy (uncredited)
Tarquin Olivier
Boy in Museum (uncredited)
Arthur Stone
Durkin (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Valet (uncredited)
Eustace Wyatt
Budge (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Bit Part (uncredited)
Clive Morgan
Bit Part (uncredited)
Elsie Prescott
Bit Part (uncredited)
George Cukor
Director
John Van Druten
Screenplay
Walter Reisch
Screenplay
John L. Balderston
Screenplay
Patrick Hamilton
Original Story / Theatre Play / Writer
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer
Bronislau Kaper
Original Music Composer
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 4, 1944
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Content RatingNR
Budget$2,068,000
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Gaslight is a 1944 American psychological thriller film directed by George Cukor, and starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten and Angela Lansbury in her film debut. Adapted by John Van Druten, Walter Reisch, and John L. Balderston from Patrick Hamilton's play Gas Light (1938), it follows a young woman whose husband slowly manipulates her into believing that she is descending into insanity.
A remake of the 1940 British film of the same name directed by Thorold Dickinson, Cukor's version had a larger scale and budget than the earlier film, and lends a different feel to the material. To avoid confusion with the first film, Cukor's version was originally titled The Murder in Thornton Square in the UK. The film features numerous deviations from the original stage play, though the central drama remains that of a husband trying to drive his wife insane in order to distract her from his criminal activities.
Gaslight was released theatrically on May 4, 1944, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to critical acclaim, and received seven nominations for the 17th Academy Awards, including for Best Picture, winning two: Best Actress (for Bergman); Best Production Design. In 2019, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".