Dodsworth 1936 123movies

Watch: Dodsworth 1936 123movies, Full Movie Online – A bittersweet tale of the increasing estrangement of a retired automobile tycoon and his wife. Increasingly obsessed with maintaining an appearance of youth, she falls in with a crowd of frivolous socialites during their “second honeymoon” European vacation. He, in turn, meets a woman who is everything she is not: self-assured, self-confident, and able to take care of herself..
Plot: A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
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	7.8/10 Votes: 9,384
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Reviews:

Show me an actor of Walter Huston’s caliber working today.
“Dodsworth” has been on my short list of must-see films for decades, and I finally had my chance to see it last night. I’m still in awe. (Others have made cogent observations about the acting of the other principals in the cast, so I will confine my comments specifically to Walter Huston.) There are people who will complain that this film is “slow,” that it is “boring,” that “nothing ever happens in it.” Too bad for them, because this is a master class in acting of the highest order.

It is difficult to pull off a film like “Dodsworth” without betraying its stage origins, but this one feels and moves like a movie, not a play. (Of course, its genesis is a lengthy Sinclair Lewis novel, but the contributions of the gifted Sidney Howard — who adapted the novel for the stage and the screen — cannot be overlooked.) Walter Huston, who also played Sam Dodsworth in the Broadway play, was that rarest of actors, equally adept at playing to the back row of the balcony and giving a quiet wink to another 20-foot-tall face on a movie screen.

Anyone can buff up and wield a sword or tumble from a parking garage after being shot eleven times. But it takes a truly gifted screen actor to make the mundane seem utterly real; to shade a line just so, to achieve perfect pitch with every gesture, every glance. Huston was just such an actor, who, if he is remembered at all today it as John Huston’s father, or the “old guy” in “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.” Too bad again, because Huston was one of the finest actors in the history of American movies. He was not a movie star, but he totally embodied every role he ever played, and never gave a poor performance.

The narrative of “Dodsworth” is mature, intelligently handled material. It is impeccably directed by William Wyler. No one has ever remade it, though remakes have been considered. There are directors working today who could handle “Dodsworth,” but it really merits more sophisticated treatment than the extensive nudity and profusion of strong language that would inevitably be written into a new script. It’s much better left alone, and it deserves a far larger audience than it has ever had in the 68 years since its release.

A William Wyler treasure, with fantastic performances
William Wyler has been responsible for a number of great films, of which Dodsworth is one of my favourites from him and from the 30s too.

The film looks great, gleamingly shot with beautiful art direction which secured a well-deserved Oscar for Best Art Direction. Alfred Newman’s score is melancholic, haunting and orchestrated with such richness, considering the story this approach could have been inappropriate but the story here is written in such a way that the approach is ideal and it is a great score in its own right. Dodsworth is a brilliantly written film, with a nuanced and remarkably honest screenplay that was ahead of its time for back then and still holds much relevance now. The story is full-blown poignant romance with a refreshing honesty and an intensely dark edge, despite how it sounds it’s written and constructed in a way that avoids becoming too much of a soap opera.

Dodsworth’s characters are remarkably compelling in their realism, all having their likable traits and their bad traits. Fran especially could easily have been a character with no redeeming qualities but is written with dimension and played with nuance that you kind of understand what she’s going through while never condoning her actions. Wyler directs with elegant class and a good deal of narrative tension. The performances are fantastic from all involved, especially a possible career best from Walter Huston and a quietly dignified Mary Astor. Ruth Chatterton even manages to bring nuance and pathos to a rather snobbish and self-centred role, David Niven is his usual charismatic self and Maria Ouspenskaya makes her short screen time memorable. Nice to see Spring Byinton in a dramatic supporting role after seeing her in more comedic roles.

All in all, a William Wyler treasure and a must see. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 41 min (101 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Passed
Genre Drama, Romance
Director William Wyler
Writer Sinclair Lewis, Sidney Howard, Robert Wyler
Actors Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas
Country United States
Awards Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 9 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Wide Range Noiseless Recording)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm