Gaslight
1940 | 84m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Thorold Dickinson |
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| Writer: | Bridget Boland, A.R. Rawlinson, Patrick Hamilton |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 31, 1940 |
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| Director: | Thorold Dickinson |
| Writer: | Bridget Boland, A.R. Rawlinson, Patrick Hamilton |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | marriage, murder, driven mad, rubies |
| Production Companies | British National Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Angus Morrison | Pianist |
| Jack Barty | Chairman of Music Hall |
| Alfred Atkins | Bit Role |
| Edwin Ellis | Bit Role |
| Kathleen Harrison | Bit Role |
| Katie Johnson | Alice Barlow's Maid |
| Molly Raynor | Bit Role |
| Pat Ronald | Bit Role |
| Johnnie Schofield | John (Man Working On Carriage At Stables) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bridget Boland | Screenplay |
| A.R. Rawlinson | Screenplay |
| A.J. Brunker | Sound Recordist |
| Sidney Cole | Editor |
| Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Cyril J. Knowles | Camera Operator |
| Thorold Dickinson | Director |
| Patrick Hamilton | Theatre Play, Original Story |
| Bernard Knowles | Director of Photography |
| George Pollock | Assistant Director |
| Richard Addinsell | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Vernon | Associate Producer |
| John Corfield | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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I always feel that this version has been overshadowed by it's much higher profile 1944 iteration, but is actually every bit as good. A newly married couple move into their home on a Victorian Square and soon afterwards "Bella" (Diana Wynyard) starts to become absent minded, starts to misplace things ... , forget things. Her initially supportive husband "Paul" (Anton Walbrook) starts to lose patience with her and when she starts to imagine footsteps and flickering gas lamps he threatens to have her certified... Except, what's really going on? Is she what she seems - and, is he? The timely arrival of "Rough" (Frank Pettingell) starts to cause us all to question as he discovers that the husband may have a hidden, much more sinister, past! Thorold Dickinson does well with the pace of this tautly directly adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's play; the performances - especially a menacing Walbrook - are tight and convincing and Richard Addinsell has created a score that perfectly matches the pace as the mystery heads to it's denouement.