Gaslight (1940)
- Starring:
- Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, (more)
- Director(s):
- Thorold Dickinson
Synopsis of Gaslight
The 1940 British production of Gaslight was the first of two cinematic adaptations of Patrick Hamilton's play. Oozing faux continental charm, Anton Walbrook inveigles his way into the confidence of the young mistress (Diana Wynyard) of a large Victorian mansion. Walbrook is searching for the rubies that he'd stolen from the previous owner of the house -- whom he'd also murdered. Suspecting that Wynyard is about to catch on to his secret, Walbrook enlists the aid of a sluttish maidservant to drive his loving bride crazy. The ploy almost works, but Wynyard is rescued by an unexpected ally. Gaslight was released in the U.S. as Murder in Thornton Square, then withdrawn entirely on the occasion of MGM's expensive 1944 remake of Gaslight, which starred Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman. To avoid confusion, MGM allegedly ordered that all prints of the original Gaslight be destroyed. Evidently that order was not honored to the letter, since the 1940 Gaslight is still safely available for both theatrical and TV exhibition. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Gaslight
- Anton Walbrook - Paul Mallen
- Frank Pettingell - Rough
- Robert Newton - Vincent Ullswater
- Minnie Rayner - Elizabeth
- Marie Wright - Alice Barlow
- Darrnora Ballet
- Diana Wynyard - Bella Mallen
- Cathleen Cordell - Nancy
- Jimmy Hanley - Cobb
- Mary Hinton - Lady Winterbourne
- Jack Barty - Chairman of Music Hall
- Aubrey Dexter - House Agent
- Director(s):
- Thorold Dickinson
- Writer(s):
- Bridget Boland, A.R. Rawlinson
- Producer(s):
- John Corfield
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