Gaslight
a.k.a. Murder in Thornton Square
Director:
George Cukor
Cast:
Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Dame May Whitty
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- DVD Release Date: 02/03/2004
- Original Release: 1944
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- Sales Rank: 1,263
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Features
Original 1940 British version starring Anton Walbrook and Diana Wynyard; "Reflections on Gaslight" featurette with Angela Lansbury and Ingrid Berman's daughter Pia Lindström; 1944 Academy Award ceremonies newsreel; Theatrical trailer
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Side #1 --
1. Gaslit Credits [1:13]
2. Murder in Thornton Square [1:51]
3. Paula's New Love [5:12]
4. Miss Thwaites [2:59]
5. Dream House [4:29]
6. Happy and Sad Memories [5:27]
7. The Letter [2:40]
8. New Housemaid [2:53]
9. Gift Brooch [2:04]
10. Glimmers of Recognition [4:01]
11. Things Missing and Odd [3:57]
12. Not Going Out [2:31]
13. Peculiar Feelings [3:37]
14. Imagining Things? [4:07]
15. Unwanted Visitors [1:49]
16. A Moment's Waltz [2:24]
17. Picture of Suspicion [5:18]
18. Staying and Going [4:19]
19. Invited to Lady Dalroy's [4:46]
20. At a Glance [3:25]
21. Matter of the Watch [3:04]
22. Worse Than Lying [4:11]
23. Where Did He Go? [2:45]
24. Hard of Hearing [2:55]
25. A Way In [3:08]
26. Seeing and Hearing Together [5:34]
27. True Identity [3:55]
28. Treasure Found [2:27]
29. The Man Who Came [5:51]
30. For Jewels and Justice [3:19]
31. Because I Am Mad [4:53]
32. Starting to Clear [1:51]
33. Cast List [:31]
Side #2 --
1. Credits [1:17]
2. Murder in Pimlico Square [3:41]
3. The Mallens [3:10]
4. Rough's Interest [2:11]
5. Bella's Imaginings [3:28]
6. Missing Picture [4:16]
7. Visitor to #14 [3:25]
8. On the Doorstep [3:33]
9. Befriending Bella [3:28]
10. Invited Out [4:09]
11. Purse Secret [3:10]
12. Public Hysteria [3:49]
13. Missing Brooch [3:58]
14. Their Wants [2:08]
15. Under Surveillance [3:26]
16. Dreaming While Awake [3:53]
17. Ullswater's Visit [4:49]
18. Mad and Dangerous [3:14]
19. Music Hall Interlude [4:18]
20. Bella's Visitor [3:47]
21. Playing Burglar [2:41]
22. Confrontation [4:41]
23. A Killer Exposed [2:08]
24. Madwoman with Knife [4:33]
25. Cast List [:32]
Editorial Reviews
MGM's 1944 production Gaslight -- the second and best screen version of Patrick Hamilton's memorable stage thriller Angel Street -- avoids the two fatal pitfalls that undermine period melodramas: Director George Cukor, the early master of the stage-to-screen translation, eschews clichés, anachronisms, and stylized acting while drawing marvelous performances from his leads, Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman. Boyer, one of the screen's most sophisticated leading men, added sadistic villainy to his histrionic bag of tricks with his portrayal of an ostensibly loving husband who attempts to drive his adoring wife insane. Why? Well, we'll only tell you that the reason involves a years-old search for valuable jewels hidden in the house they've recently purchased. Bergman won her first Academy Award for her work as the tortured spouse; her carefully modulated performance is a textbook study of gradually mounting anxiety that metastasizes into unmitigated terror. Almost as impressive is 17-year-old Angela Lansbury, who earned an Oscar nomination (and a long-term MGM contract) for her skillful turn as a sinister maid. An Academy Award also went to art director Cedric Gibbons for his punctilious re-creation of Victorian décor in the sets and props. Taut and suspenseful, Gaslight remains a model that has been equaled in succeeding years, but never quite surpassed. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble
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