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Dodsworth

Dodsworth

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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.

Directed by William Wyler
Written by Sinclair Lewis, Sidney Howard
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn
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Top Cast

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Sam Dodsworth

Ruth Chatterton

Ruth Chatterton

Fran Dodsworth

Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

Arnold Iselin

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Edith Cortright

David Niven

David Niven

Captain Clyde Lockert

Gregory Gaye

Gregory Gaye

Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf

Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria Ouspenskaya

Baroness Von Obersdorf

Odette Myrtil

Odette Myrtil

Renée de Penable

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Matey Pearson

Harlan Briggs

Harlan Briggs

Tubby Pearson

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipsoulmatessnobretirementindustrialistdriftinglove affairdivorceeolder woman younger man relationshipselfishnessocean voyagedrifting apartstarting overflingmarital crisiseurope vacationwealthy couplemiddle aged couplekindred spiritchance reunion

About Dodsworth

Dodsworth is a drama, romance film released in 1936 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, soulmates, snob, retirement, industrialist, drifting. Directed by William Wyler, it stars Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas. A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.

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