Dodsworth (1936)

USA, 101 min
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Basic facts

Original title Dodsworth
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italienska
Swedish release 1936-12-05

Cast

Walter Huston
Sam Dodsworth

Ruth Chatterton
Fran Dodsworth

Paul Lukas
Arnold Iselin

Mary Astor
Edith Cortright

Kathryn Marlowe
Emily Dodsworth McKee

David Niven
kapten Clyde Lockert

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Titles

Original title
  • Dodsworth
Swedish release title
  • Varför byta männen hustru?

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Special Effects
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
Unit Publicist
Musical Director
Propman
Costume Designer

Cast

Walter Huston Sam Dodsworth
Ruth Chatterton Fran Dodsworth
Paul Lukas Arnold Iselin
Mary Astor Edith Cortright
Kathryn Marlowe Emily Dodsworth McKee
David Niven kapten Clyde Lockert
Gregory Gaye baron Kurt von Obersdorf
Maria Ouspenskaya baronessan von Obersdorf
Odette Myrtil Renée de Penable
John Payne (as John Howard Payne) Harry McKee
Spring Byington Matey Pearson
Harlan Briggs Tubby Pearson
- Ej krediterade:
Beatrice Maude Mary, Dodsworths jungfru
Charles Halton Hazzard
Gino Corrado tjänsteman vid American Express
Inez Palange Teresa, Ediths hushållerska
Bobby Barber italiensk taxichaufför
John Barclay gäst på båten
Wilson Benge steward på Queen Mary
Ted Billings man på järnvägsplattformen
Horace B. Carpenter anställd på bilbolaget
Bess Flowers gäst på båten
Jac George orkesterledaren i Wien
Sam Harris man på båten
Fred Malatesta uppassare på båten
Louis Mercier fransk tågkonduktör
Harold Miller man på båten
Edmund Mortimer man på båten
Rolfe Sedan stadsbud på stationen
Dale Van Sickel gäst på båten
William Wyler violinist i dansorkestern

Companies

Production Company Samuel Goldwyn Inc.
Copyright Samuel Goldwyn Inc. 1936-09-28 LP6613
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB 1936
Rosenbergs Filmbyrå AB 1945

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 54904
Date 1945-05-17
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2555 meters


Censorship number 54904
Date 1936-11-27
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2775 meters
Notes Visningskopiornas längd: 2735 m - 100 minter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 101 min


Original work

Original title Dodsworth (Novel)
Author Sinclair Lewis


Original title Dodsworth (Play)
Author Sidney Howard


Production location

1936-05-01 1936-08-12
Samuel Goldwyn Studios Hollywood, Kalifornien USA
New York City, New York USA
RMS Queen Mary Long Beach, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1936-09-23 Rivoli Theatre New York City, New York USA 101 min
Release in Sweden 1936-12-05 Grand Stockholm Sweden 100 min

Soundtrack listing

Original title Auld Lang Syne
Lyrics Robert Burns (dock ej första strofen)


Original title Rule Britannia
Composer Thomas Augustine Arne (1740)
Lyrics James Thomson (1740)


Original title Preludium, piano, bok 1. La fille aux cheveux de lin
Composer Claude Debussy (1910)


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 11
Colour prints 3
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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