Walter Huston and Ruth Chatterton star in William Wyler’s production of “Dodsworth”
Dodsworth (1936)
is an American drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Walter Huston,
Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor, and David Niven. The screenplay by
Sidney Howard is ba read more
I have revisited director William Wyler’s Dodsworth (1936), a film based on a Sinclair Lewis novel, many times over the years and the older I get, the richer it becomes. While any movie can change meaning with repeat viewings, this is a production that particularly reveals new facets with time read more
Dodsworth
Directed by William Wyler
1936/USA
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Repeat viewing
#101 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This intelligent drama is one of my favorite movies of any time. I always forget just how much I love it until I see it again. Sam Dodsworth (Walter Huston) read more
TCM will air Dodsworth & The Treasure of the Sierra Madre this Sunday, April 14, 2013 I was a weird kid. I could make a list a mile long “why.” But for now, the example I’ll give is the first two movie stars that I loved – Gary Cooper and Walter Huston. Gary Cooper, I’m sure you get. read more
Once in a while I see a film that surprises me. Dodsworth, from 1936 is one of these. It is easily one of the best films I’ve seen, all the more so because of it’s era. Movies from the 30s tend to have that overacted sentimentality, with sing-song speaking patterns from the women and br read more
Dodsworth(1936). Drama film directed by William Wyler. Sidney Howard based the screenplay on his 1934 stage adaptation of the 1929 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis. Cast: Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Mary Astor, David Niven, Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf, Spring Byington.
After Sam Dodswort read more
Sam Dodsworth (Walter Huston) has just retired from his automobile business and plans on traveling Europe with his wife, Fran (Ruth Chatterton). From the start, it seems they have different ideas on how to spend retirement. Sam wants to see and do everything; he gets so excited over all of England read more
