![]() Some films spotlight a top cast, but not all those players are adept at the role they are portraying. Gaslight features a stellar cast which includes, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten, Angela Lansbury and Dame May Whitty in a supporting character role of the inquisitive and amiable Bessie Thwaites. To add to the already exquisite creation is the paranoia that the film is soaked in which helps enhance the moody ambiance of Paula’s sheltered existence.Īnother redeeming feature is the stars. While the film is classified as a thriller, it contains many elements of Film Noir, and shares the same premise and narrative structure of a lot of notable films from the same era. One of the reasons that makes Gaslight so spectacular is because it’s not just a thriller. Shot in glorious black and white and abounded with superb cinematography, this atmospheric production takes place in foggy, gaslit Victorian London, and stars Ingrid Bergman in the lead role as the frightened Paula who is made to doubt her sanity. Gaslight is the true definition of a thriller. ![]() After continuing to isolate Paula from the outside world, he begins to slowly terrorize her to make her believe that she’s going insane. Unbeknownst to Paula, Gregory inhabits a mysterious secret which exacerbates as time progresses. The film revolves around the story of Paula Alquist Anton ( Ingrid Bergman ) who with her new husband Gregory Anton ( Charles Boyer ) moves back into her former 9 Thornton Square residence in London where her aunt, Alice Alquist was murdered ten years earlier. Once the 1944 version went into preparation, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten and Angela Lansbury were cast under the masterful direction of George Cukor, who was one of Hollywood’s most eminent directors. Following the consummation it received on Broadway, it was originally adapted to the screen in 1940, starring Anton Walbrook and Diana Wynyard in the lead roles.įour years later MGM decided to remake the film, so they purchased the rights to Dickinson’s version, which caused chaos when they withdrew it from circulation by unsuccessfully attempting to destroy prints of the film, creating animosity with the British film makers. After earning considerable profits in London, it moved to Broadway in 1941, where it was renamed Angel Street, and ran for three years with Vincent Price and Judith Evans serving as the main cast. The film is the second version of the production which was based on Patrick Hamilton’s long running stage play titled Gas Light. Several months before casting for the film went into consideration, Angela Lansbury was present at a party hosted by her mother when John Van Druten approached her and said that he thought she’s perfect to play the role of Nancy Oliver in Gaslight, and the rest they say is history. ![]() Gaslight was not only one of the decades most triumphant films, it also marked the birth of nineteen year old Angela Lansbury, who made her film debut in the role as Nancy. Released in 1944 when Film Noir was at it’s zenith, Gaslight offers the viewer plenty of chills and thrills while it takes you on a journey of Victorian London and a case of a paranoid female trapped in the house of terror. During the years there has been a myriad of notable thrillers, but none of them have reached the pinnacle of success that Gaslight attained.
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