USA,
1936, 101 min
Directed by:
William WylerCinematography:
Rudolph MatéComposer:
Alfred NewmanCast:
Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor, David Niven, Maria Ouspenskaya, Odette Myrtil, John Payne, Spring Byington, Rolfe Sedan, Bess Flowers (more)Plots(1)
The story centers on the title character (played by Walter Huston), a wealthy automobile manufacturer whose wife (Ruth Chatterton) desperately craves an aristocratic lifestyle in Europe. Dodsworth indulges her fancies to a degree, but their clashing desires--compounded by her affair with a European baron and his affection for a sympathetic widow (Mary Astor)--create further tension and mutual rancor. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1937 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1937 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1937 - William Wyler (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1937 - Walter Huston (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1937 - Maria Ouspenskaya (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1937 - Sidney Howard (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1937 - Best Sound Mixing
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1936 - Walter Huston (Best Actor)
- 1936 - Best Film
- 1936 - William Wyler (Best Director)
- 1936 - Ruth Chatterton (Best Actress)