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Gaslight (1944)

Not Rated | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if it means driving his wife insane.

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Charles Boyer

Gregory Anton
Ingrid Bergman

Paula Alquist
Joseph Cotten

Brian Cameron
May Whitty

Miss Thwaites

(as Dame May Whitty)
Angela Lansbury

Nancy
Barbara Everest

Elizabeth
Emil Rameau

Maestro Guardi
Edmund Breon

General Huddleston
Halliwell Hobbes

Mr. Muffin
Tom Stevenson

Williams
Heather Thatcher

Lady Dalroy
Lawrence Grossmith

Lord Dalroy
Jakob Gimpel

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Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

John Van Druten (screenplay), Walter Reisch (screenplay), John L. Balderston (screenplay), Patrick Hamilton (play)

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Awards

Won 2 Oscars.

Another 3 wins & 7 nominations.

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Ingrid Bergman won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in this film when The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) was being shot. In addition to Bergman, that film featured Academy Award-winning actor Bing Crosby and Academy Award-winning director Leo McCarey. During her acceptance speech, Bergman said "I... ...

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Paula Alquist Anton: If I were not mad, I could have helped you. Whatever you had done, I could have pitied and protected you. But because I am mad, I hate you. Because I am mad, I have betrayed you. And because I'm mad, I'm rejoicing in my heart, without a shred of ...

Goofs

(at around 21 mins) When Gregory first plays the pianoforte the instrument is in tune despite its being in a deserted house for many years, and despite Paula's mentioning it would need to be tuned only moments before.

Crazy Credits

The opening and closing credits are displayed over a background of a burning gaslight. If you look at the shadow on the wallpaper, you see a man strangling a woman.