
Gaslight(1944)
A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.


Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow's murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move into the very house where the crime was committed. Retired detective B.G. Rough, who worked on the Barlow case, is still in the area and grows suspicious of Paul, who he feels bears a striking resemblance to one of Barlow's relatives. Rough must find the truth before the killer can strike again and reclaim his bounty.

Anton Walbrook
Paul Mallen (as Anton Wahlbrook)

Diana Wynyard
Bella Mallen

Frank Pettingell
B.G. Rough

Cathleen Cordell
Nancy the Parlour Maid

Robert Newton
Ullswater

Jimmy Hanley
Cobb

Minnie Rayner
Elizabeth
Marie Wright
Alice Barlow

Aubrey Dexter
House Agent

Mary Hinton
Lady Winterbourne
Gaslight is a thriller, mystery film released in 1940 exploring themes of marriage, murder, driven mad, rubies. Directed by Thorold Dickinson, it stars Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell. Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow's murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move into the very house where the crime was committed. Retired detective B.G. Rough, who worked on the Barlow case, is still in the area and grows suspicious of Paul, who he feels bears a striking resemblance to one of Barlow's relatives. Rough must find the truth before the killer can strike again and reclaim his bounty.
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