![]() ![]() Boyer is more nuance, and is a perfect match. Cukor gets the most of her excesses, and her nuances. The wife is played with usual high stakes perfection by Ingrid Bergman (between her stunning roles in Casablanca and Spellbound). So we have Charles Boyer, smarmy, deceptive, and ultimately evil, leading his new wife down a path of mental anguish and, he hopes, madness. As with great Hitchcock, you have a sense of where you going, and you want to stop it. You might find the plot too linear, to predictable overall, to be blown away, but in fact that's partly why the suspense works. Psychological suspense was never more focused, and less distracted, than you'll find in Gaslight however. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Gaslight (1944) This is an uncharacteristic film for George Cukor, slipping sideways into Hitchcock turf for this period. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram & show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at īook Vs. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts The cast: Charles Boyer (Gregory Anton/Sergis Bauer), Ingrid Bergman (Paula), Joseph Cotton (Brian Cameron), Dame Mae Witty (Miss Bessie), and Angela Lansbury as Nancy Oliver.īook Vs. The stage version and how it became a huge success. So between the two, which did we like more? The play or the movie? The characters' names have changed but the plat remains the same and for many years “gaslighting” was a popular expression. The film was loved by critics and fans with a Best Actress Academy Award going to Bergman. There was a 1940 English adaptation called Gaslight but in this episode, we focus on the more famous version which stars Boyer and Ingrid Bergman. The show ran for over 1200 performances and was a huge hit. The show moved from London to Los Angeles to New York in 1941 starring Vincent Price and Judith Evelyn with a new title-Angel Street. She later helps him catch her husband in the act and sends him off to the police. When the “gas lights” flicker, he is searching for the loot but tells Bella later they never went on or off in the first place. He also disappears for hours at a time but will not tell her where or why he leaves.Ī detective (Rough) meets Bella and tells her that Jack is, in fact, a murderer and is looking for jewels in an apartment connected to her building. Bella is convinced she is “hearing things” but Jack tells her it is in her imagination. Jack Manningham is married to Bella and he is so controlling and obnoxious, that he flirts with the staff in front of her. Hamilton, who also wrote Rope and Hangover Square, was dealing with his mother’s suicide and his own disabilities and disfigurement from being run over by a drunk driver when he wrote this tale in an 1880s setting in London. ![]() ![]() The tale of a manipulative husband trying to steal from his wife started as a play titled Gas Light by Patrick Hamilton in 1938. It came into fashion in the 1940s with the 1944 George Cukor film starring Charles Boyer and is now recognized as a form of abuse. The expression “to gaslight” a person means to question their sanity to the point they lose control of themselves. ![]()
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