Dodsworth (1936)

Name: Dodsworth (1936)
Duration: 1 h 41 min

1hr 41m

1hr 41m
3.8/5 (1.9K)
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A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life. More Details »

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Director:

William Wyler

Producer:

Samuel Goldwyn

Writer:

Sinclair Lewis, Sidney Howard, Robert Wyler

Release Date:

Sep 23, 1936

Runtime:

1hr 41m

Synopsis

A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.

Cast

Walter Huston
Ruth Chatterton
Paul Lukas
Mary Astor
David Niven
Gregory Gaye
Maria Ouspenskaya
Odette Myrtil
Spring Byington
Harlan Briggs

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3.8

Mar 28, 2021

mary astor was fighting for custody of her daughter while filming this movie and ruth chatterton sat next to mary every day in court because mary didn’t have anyone else to support her because of the public scandal she was going through and she and ruth remained close…

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eely

Aug 6, 2021

Confirming my love for 30s melodramas. Dodsworth is structurally a melodrama, but has a level of sincerity that later entries in the genre did not. Dodsworth explores an older couple in a failing marriage, as they navigate whether they should move onto their new love…

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Ethan Colburn

Dec 9, 2019

This is MY Marriage Story— Noah Baumbach wants what William Wyler had. [Okay, but seriously, if this film hadn't been so one-sided about the depiction of the relationship, it would have easily been a five-star film for me. I rarely get to see a classic film get so candid…

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sarah
May 26, 2026

..have you ever noticed how transparent people are when you really look at them? What a beautiful ending! Walter Huston confused half the time, loves his wife, but somewhere stopped understanding her entirely. Sinclair Lewis survives the transition. Even when the film…

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Rocky🕵️🎞️

Jul 21, 2023

This film is 87 years old and is as modern and insightful about relationships as any contemporary film. Perfectly acted and written. A new favorite movie ending. Officially Dodsworth-pilled.

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Katie Walsh

Feb 29, 2020

Me sympathizing with the husband more than the wife in a movie about a marriage breaking up: wow. this is so. amazing. I love all cultures

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phoebe 💫
Jul 20, 2014

"Age ain't nothing but a number" - Aaliyah (died at age 22) Even though I've been feeling in love lately, this movie that celebrates the dissolution of a relationship the way most movies then and now would celebrate the forming of one was endlessly pleasing. Hits on…

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laird

Jun 8, 2022

Simply one of the best films ever made - no hyperbole here. If you haven't seen it, you're missing out. It's a powerful look at the fear of growing old and desperately grasping for youth. Walter Houston, Ruth Chatterton, Mary Astor are all outstanding. (And shoutout to…

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Jessica Pickens

Nov 20, 2022

79/100 Second viewing, last seen 1995. Emblematic moment here has Edith see Fran gearing up for a dalliance and attempt to intervene with a single uncontextualized word: "Don't." Her implicit respect—no need to spell things out; this woman's sharp enough to take my…

51 Likes

Mike D'Angelo

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I’ve got mixed feelings here. The acting is great, but Fran’s desires are portrayed as petty and narcissistic and she’s appropriately “punished” when her new relationship falls apart. Meanwhile, Sam’s an absent husband and father but gets his happily ever after because he did it the “right” way…

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