A Double Life (The Art of Murder) (1947)

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Directed by

George Cukor

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Ronald Colman
Anthony John

Signe Hasso
Brita Kaurin

Edmond O'Brien
Bill Friend

Shelley Winters
Pat Kroll

Ray Collins
Victor Donlan

Philip Loeb
Max Lasker

Millard Mitchell
Al Cooley

Joe Sawyer
Ray Bonner

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Ruth Gordon
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Garson Kanin
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Theatre of the overly dramatic

15 years, 6 months ago at Aug 16 19:02

nataliegoes

I like old movies, and try to appreciate them compared to their own times, but this one was hard to watch. Ronald Colman plays an actor who begins to take on the personality of his role, unfortunately his latest role is Othello. You know where this movie is going from the first few minutes and then it is painfully long too it's conclusion. It all seems overacted and melodramatic, which is fine ... read more

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Anthony John is an actor whose life is strongly influenced by the characters he plays. When he's playing comedy, he's the most enjoyable person in the world, but when he's playing drama, it's terrible to be around him. That's the reason why his wife Brita divorced him; although she still loves him and works with him, she couldn't stand living with him anymore. So when Anthony accepts to play Othello, he devotes himself entirely to the part, but it soon overwhelms him and with each day his mind gets filled more and more with Othello's murderous jealousy.

Release date: 7 May 2018
UPC: 017153142037

Tags: Film Noir (3), 1947 (3), Crime (2), Drama (2), Theater (2), Edmond O'Brien (1), Ronald Colman (1), Play Within A Play (1), Othello (1), Best Lead Actor Oscar (1), Film-noir (1), Stage Play (1), Stage (1), Actor (1), 1940s (1), New York City (1), Broadway (1), Melodrama (1), Murder (1)

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