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Mary, Duchess of Towers
- Now an adult Englishman, Ibbetson is an architect working in Yorkshire on a restoration job for the Duke of Towers, a peer of the realm. He falls in love with Mary, Duchess of Towers, and she with him, although she is already married.
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He falls in love with Mary, Duchess of Towers, and she with him, although she is already married. When the duke discovers this, he callously demands they explain themselves. Peter then realizes that Mary is his childhood sweetheart. All these years, Mary has kept, in the dresser beside her bed, the dress she wore at their last childhood meeting.
Peter Ibbetson: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With Gary Cooper, Ann Harding, John Halliday, Ida Lupino. A Victorian-era architect commissioned by the Duke of Towers to design his stables falls in love with the Duchess.
- (2.6K)
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Henry Hathaway
- 1935-11-07
Peter is sent, but soon fired by Mary, the Duchess, for not following orders. She relents, however, and he is given a free hand and they become close friends. Believing that Peter is in love with his wife, the Duke asks him to leave.
After a fairly frosty start, he and the "Duchess" (Ann Harding) fall in love, a relationship of which the Duke is not entirely unaware. An altercation ensues, the "Duke" is killed and "Ibbetson" is jailed for the crime.
Peter (Gary Cooper) and Mary (Ann Harding) fall in love as children before Peter is forced to move away from Paris to England following the death of his mother. He never forgets her and that love never dies within him until the two are reunited years later, only to be separated again.
- (2K)
- Paramount Pictures
- Henry Hathaway
A Victorian-era architect commissioned by the Duke of Towers to design his stables falls in love with the Duchess.
As adults, they have become Peter Ibbetson and Mary, Duchess of Towers, and fall in love despite Mary being married to the Duke. Crime of Self-Defense: The Duke points a gun at Peter, so Peter is justified in killing him in self-defense, but he is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
