A Double Life (1947)

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1h 44min
Crime, Drama
1948 (Turkey)
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A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.

Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin, William Shakespeare

Stars:

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
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A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.

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	Ronald Colman	...	Anthony John
	Signe Hasso	...	Brita
	Edmond O'Brien	...	Bill Friend
	Shelley Winters	...	Pat Kroll
	Ray Collins	...	Victor Donlan
	Philip Loeb	...	Max Lasker
	Millard Mitchell	...	Al Cooley
	Joe Sawyer	...	Pete Bonner
	Charles La Torre	...	Stellini
	Whit Bissell	...	Dr. Stauffer
	John Drew Colt	...	Stage Manager
	Peter M. Thompson	...	Asst. Stage Manager (as Peter Thompson)
	Elizabeth Dunne	...	Gladys
	Alan Edmiston	...	Rex
	Art Smith	...	Wigmaker
	Sid Tomack	...	Wigmaker
	Wilton Graff	...	Dr. Mervin
	Harlan Briggs	...	Oscar Bernard
	Claire Carleton	...	Waitress
	Betsy Blair	...	Girl in Wig Shop
	Janet Warren	...	Girl in Wig Shop
	Marjorie Woodworth	...	Girl in Wig Shop (as Marjory Woodworth)
	Guy Bates Post	...	Actor in 'Othello'
	Fay Kanin	...	Actress in 'Othello'
	David Bond	...	Actor in 'Othello'
	Arthur Gould-Porter	...	Actor in 'Othello'
	Leslie Denison	...	Actor in 'Othello'
	Frederick Worlock	...	Actor in 'Othello' (as Frederic Worlock)
	Virginia Patton	...	Actress in 'Othello'
	Boyd Irwin	...	Actor in 'Othello'
	Thayer Roberts	...	Actor in 'Othello'
	Percival Vivian	...	Actor in 'Othello' and 'A Gentleman's Gentleman'
	Elliott Reid	...	Actor in 'A Gentleman's Gentleman'
	Mary Young	...	Actress in 'A Gentleman's Gentleman'
	Georgia Caine	...	Actress in 'A Gentleman's Gentleman'
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Clare Alden	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	William Bailey	...	Detective (uncredited)
	Harry Bannister	...	Second Actor (uncredited)
	Joseph E. Bernard	...	Joe - Landlady's Husband (uncredited)
	Reginald Billado	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Laura K. Brooks	...	Dowager at Party (uncredited)
	James F. Cade	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Paddy Chayefsky	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Alexander Clark	...	Barry (uncredited)
	Angela Clarke	...	Lucy (uncredited)
	Heinie Conklin	...	Second Bartender (uncredited)
	Curt Conway	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Russ Conway	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Leander De Cordova	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Nick Dennis	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
	John Derek	...	Police Stenographer (uncredited)
	Joann Dolan	...	Ellen (uncredited)
	George Douglas	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Watson Downs	...	Bootmaker (uncredited)
	Fernanda Eliscu	...	Landlady (uncredited)
	Thomas Everett-Powers	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Franklyn Farnum	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Maude Fealy	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Theater Patron (uncredited)
	Nina Gilbert	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Thomas Gomez	...	Cassio (uncredited) (voice)
	Dick Gordon	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Beatrice Gray	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Ethyl May Halls	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Fred Hoose	...	Laughing Man (uncredited)
	Doretta Johnson	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Charles Jordan	...	John - First Bartender (uncredited)
	Robert Emmett Keane	...	Second Photographer (uncredited)
	Hazel Keener	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	James Khan	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Kay Lavelle	...	Large Woman (uncredited)
	Elmo Lincoln	...	Detective (uncredited)
	James Linn	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Phil MacKenzie	...	Police Photographer (uncredited)
	Barry Macollum	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
	George M. Manning	...	Usher (uncredited)
	Janet Manson	...	Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
	Kathy Marlowe	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Thomas Martin	...	First Nighter at Othello (uncredited)
	Joyce Mathews	...	Janet (uncredited)
	Don McGill	...	Man at Party (uncredited)
	Walter McGrail	...	Steve (uncredited)
	Hal Melone	...	Head Usher (uncredited)
	Carl Milletaire	...	Customer (uncredited)
	Howard M. Mitchell	...	Tailor (uncredited)
	Harry Hays Morgan	...	Guest (uncredited)
	John Morgan	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Harry Oldridge	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
	Jack Perrin	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Albert Pollet	...	Costume Designer (uncredited)
	Joey Ray	...	Boyer (uncredited)
	Yvette Reynard	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Frank Richards	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
	Bruce Riley	...	Man at Party (uncredited)
	Augusta Roeland	...	Girl in Lobby (uncredited)
	Buddy Roosevelt	...	Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
	Countess Elektra Rozanska	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Jerry Salvail	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Sarah Selby	...	Anna (uncredited)
	Jamesson Shade	...	Guest (uncredited)
	George Sherwood	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Pietro Sosso	...	Tailor (uncredited)
	Michael Stark	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Cedric Stevens	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Diane Stewart	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Mike Stokey	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Wayne C. Treadway	...	Man at Party (uncredited)
	John Valentine	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Mary Worth	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Ed Wragge	...	Actor (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Cukor

Written by

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Ruth Gordon	...	(written by) and
Garson Kanin	...	(written by)

William Shakespeare	...	(extracts from play "Othello") (uncredited)

Produced by

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Michael Kanin

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producer

Music by

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Miklós Rózsa

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(as Miklos Rozsa)

Cinematography by

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Milton R. Krasner

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director of photography (as Milton Krasner)

Editing by

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Robert Parrish

Production Design by

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Harry Horner

Art Direction by

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Harvey T. Gillett	...	(as Harvey Gillett)
Bernard Herzbrun

Set Decoration by

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John P. Austin	...	(set decorations) (as John Austin)
Russell A. Gausman	...	(set decorations)

Makeup Department

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Carmen Dirigo	...	hair stylist
Bud Westmore	...	makeup

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Frank Shaw

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assistant director

Sound Department

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Leslie I. Carey	...	sound
Joe Lapis	...	sound

Special Effects by

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David S. Horsley

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special photography

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Travis Banton	...	gowns: Miss Hasso
Yvonne Wood	...	gowns: Miss Hasso
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ethmer Roten	...	musician: flute (uncredited)
Eugene Zador	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Walter Hampden	...	advisor: Othello sequences
Jack Murton	...	production assistant
George Yohalem	...	production assistant
Milt Harker	...	technical adviser: newspaper sequence (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Kanin Productions (presents)

Distributors

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Universal Pictures (1947) (United States) (theatrical) (A Universal-International Release)
Empire Universal Films (1948) (Canada) (theatrical)
General Film Distributors (GFD) (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Proprietary (1948) (Australia) (theatrical)
Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1948) (France) (theatrical) (as Universal Films S. A.)
Universal Film (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Universal Films Argentina (1948) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Universal Film (1948) (Norway) (theatrical)
Filmiseppo (1949) (Finland) (theatrical)
Universal Filmverleih (1949) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Mundus Television (1954) (United States) (tv)
Budd Rogers Releasing Corporation (1955) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1958) (United States) (tv)
Yleisradio (YLE) (1959) (Finland) (tv)
Republic Pictures Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
Republic Pictures (II) (1995) (United States) (VHS)
Malofilm Home Video (1995) (Canada) (VHS)
Worldvision Enterprises (1996) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Republic Pictures Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Artisan Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
Paramount Television (2003) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Olive Films (2012) (United States) (DVD) (DVD and Blu-ray)
Olive Films (2013) (Canada) (DVD)
Filmjuwelen (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
Filmjuwelen (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
MTV Video (Finland) (video)
Rauutukirja (Finland) (video)

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Other Companies

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Western Electric (sound recording system)
Republic Entertainment (VHS package design)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	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, he's impossible to be around. it's terrible to be around him. That's why his wife Brita divorced him: although she loves him and still works with him, she couldn't stand to live with him anymore. So when Anthony has the role of Othello, he devotes himself entirely to the part, but it soon overwhelms him; with each day, Othello's murderous jealousy fills his mind more and more. Written by Leon Wolters Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	have-cake-and-eat-it-too-idiom f-rated crime-of-passion othello-character theater-director See All (54) »
Genres	Crime Drama Film-Noir
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:16 Finland:K-7 Finland:K-16 Italy:T Mexico:13 Netherlands:18 Norway:16 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (tv rating) United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:Approved United States:TV-PG (TV Rating) West Germany:16 (nf)

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Also Known As	The Art of Murder (United States) Inspiration (United States) Othello (France) Une double vie (France) Mord in Ekstase - Ein Doppelleben (Germany) See more »
Runtime	104 min
Country	United States
Language	English Italian Swedish
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations	1430 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The role of Anthony John was originally written for Laurence Olivier, who was unavailable when the film finally went into production. See more »
Goofs	From all appearances during the opening sequence, Anthony John's new comedy is just opening on Broadway --- deliverymen carry a fresh sign into the lobby covered with blurbs from rave reviews, leading lady is asked to look at new publicity photos and theater is packed during scene from play. But suddenly, it's revealed that this play has been running a year and is actually about to close. In reality, virtually all plays close due to dwindling attendance (and don't have SRO audiences in last days, as does this one) nor do producers waste money on advertising and publicity on productions that have already posted closing notices, as appears to be the case here since actors are already discussing their next jobs. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in A Double Life 1947 (1956). See more »
Soundtracks	Opus 10 No. 3 in E Major See more »
Crazy Credits	Opening credits appear against a theatre image with stage curtain. See more »
Quotes	Ray Bonner: Everybody wants to be a detective - I think it's all these radio serials. See more »

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