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A Double Life|Ronald Colman

A Double Life

Ronald Colman and Signe Hasso
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Overview

George Cukor's perfectly mannered direction confidently guides this brooding and cynical film noir that is considered by many the highlight of actor Ronald Colman's career. A DOUBLE LIFE explores the dangers of blurring the line between reality and illusion in this examination of the schizoid personality of a talented stage actor who begins to confuse his role with his life. Colman gives a magnificent, mesmerizing performance as veteran thespian Anthony John, who begins to mentally derail during a run of OTHELLO. John's courtly manners and reputation have a winning charm that endear him to both audiences and women, including his ex-wife, Brita (Signe Hasso), who acts opposite him in the play, and Pat (Shelley Winters), a young, sexy waitress. However, the charming actor, like his stage character, appears capable of violent behavior. Colman's performance earned him an Academy Award as well as applause from critics and viewers. A DOUBLE LIFE was the first among many successful collaborations between Cukor and the screenwriting team of Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin.

Awards:
1947 - Academy Awards - Best Actor - Winner
1947 - Academy Awards - Best Original Score - Winner

Main Cast & Crew:
George Cukor - Director
Ronald Colman
Signe Hasso
Edmond O'Brien
Shelley Winters
Ray Collins
Millard Mitchell
Joe Sawyer
Whit Bissell
Peter Thompson
Art Smith

Details

    Blu-Ray Disc Format
  • Format: Blu-ray (Remastered, Black & White)
  • Run Time: 104
  • Color Format: B&W
  • UPC: 887090043007
  • Genre: DRAMA
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Release Date: September 2012

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
In what many at the time of its release considered the role of Ronald Colman's career (for which he won an Oscar) the matinee idol plays a veteran stage actor, who, while playing Othello, falls victim to the actors' malady of mixing roles with reality, a particularly dangerous affliction when playing the jealous Moor opposite one's wife. The film is a sharp, lovingly observed look at the acting life, presented by a team that knows whereof it speaks: the winning collaboration of writers Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon and director George Cukor.

Notes:
Theatrical release: February 20, 1948. George Cukor used the old Empire Theater in New York City to shoot all the scenes that take place on stage. Cukor had trouble working with Shelley Winters who apparently was sassy, inexperienced, and temperamental. At the end of the shoot, Cukor gave Winters a bust of Colman and she gave him a box of pills for stomach pain and heartburn. The film's initial title was the ART OF MURDER.

Reviews:
"...Dark, tension-filled....A shadowy backstage tale..." -- Rating: A - 03/31/1995 Entertainment Weekly, p.70

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