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Dodsworth: Directed by William Wyler. With Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor. A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
- (10K)
- Drama, Romance
- William Wyler
- 1936-09-23
The center of the film is a study of a marriage in crisis. Recently retired auto magnate Samuel Dodsworth and his narcissistic wife Fran, while on a grand European tour, discover that they want very different things out of life, straining their marriage.
May 31, 2020 · Sam Dodsworth (Walter Huston), a self-made millionaire, has decided to retire, sell his company and, at the insistence of his wife, Fran (Ruth Chatterton), take a trip to Europe. While the thought of retirement leaves him gloomy, Sam says he is looking forward to the experience.
His Dodsworth manager in Europe confirms that Fran is dating Iselin, which makes him immediately go to Europe. Fran tries to deny the affair, but breaks down when Sam reveals he has summoned Iselin to confirm.
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life. William Wyler. Director. Sinclair Lewis. Novel.
Automobile tycoon Sam Dodsworth sells his business and heads to Europe with his younger free-spirit of a wife. As both their eyes are oepned by the supposedly romantic second honeymoon, they gradually become estranged in this surprisingly painful movie that was Sight and Sound's pick as Best Movie of the 30's.
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Nov 2, 2010 · Fran goes further, the film implies, in her next relationship, now with Arnold Iselin (Paul Lukas), living with him beside a Swiss lake. This doesn’t last, but her third affair lands her a marriage proposal from a member of the supposed aristocracy, none other than a baron (Gregory Gaye), and the social status she has craved.
