The 1940 film also had him called Rough, though he had the initials B.G. And the police inspector from Scotland Yard was called Rough instead of Brian Cameron in the original stage show. The wife was called Bella instead of Paula. In the 1940 film, the character was named Paul Mallen instead of Jack Manningham. In the original stage play, the male villain was called Jack Manningham instead of Gregory Anton. Like I said, it’s interesting to compare what I’ve seen in the 1944 film to the stage production I saw in Cardiff in 2017. But a police inspector of Scotland Yard may help to unravel the bizarre mystery. Gregory drives his wife insane by making her think she loses things and is becoming forgetful. At first, their marriage seems to be quite blissfully happy.īut as the film progresses Gregory Anton becomes obsessively interested in the home that once belonged to Paula’s aunt. Essentially, 10 years after her aunt was murdered in her London home, Ingrid Bergman as Paula Alquist Anton returns from Italy to resume residence with her new husband, Charles Boyer as Gregory Anton. I suppose some people can be weak-willed like that, especially when someone is manipulating him/her into thinking he/she is mad. Mind you, I do wonder why Ingrid Bergman’s character didn’t stand up to Charles Boyer’s more, since he was becoming increasingly cruel to her as the film went on. It makes the atmosphere of the film tense and disturbing, especially since it’s a psychological thriller. The performances of Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman are tremendous throughout this film, especially when Boyer as the husband is gradually driving Ingrid Bergman as his wife out of her mind. Mary’s’ with Bing Crosby, ‘The Inn of the Sixth Happiness’ and the 1974 film ‘Murder on the Orient Express’. Hyde’ with Spencer Tracy, ‘Casablanca’, ‘The Bells of St. I would later see her in films like 1941’s ‘Dr. □ It was intriguing to see him as an actor in this film as well as playing the film’s major villain.ġ944’s ‘Gaslight’ was the first time I came across Ingrid Bergman as an actress. This is the first time I’ve come across Charles Boyer in a film and I’ve heard his name mentioned a couple of times in ‘Dad’s Army’. □Ĭharles Boyer is a French-American actor and Ingrid Bergman is Swedish. The 1944 film’s deviations from the stage play include changes to some of the character names and the fact the two main leads aren’t English since they sound European. This shouldn’t be a surprise, considering movies are known for taking artistic licence, but it’s a surprise to discover that when learning more about the 1944 film.īeforehand, a 1940 film of the same name had been produced and has more in common with the original stage play, I believe. The 1944 film starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten takes a number of deviations from the original stage play. It was interesting to see the differences between the 1944 film and the 2017 theatre production that’s based on the original play. Beforehand, my parents and I checked out the 1944 film in order to be familiar with the story. I saw the 2017 theatre production at the New Theatre in Cardiff. I’ve seen two versions of ‘Gas Light’ – the 1944 ‘Gaslight’ movie and the 2017 theatre production. It follows the story of a young woman whose husband slowly manipulates her into believing that she’s descending into insanity. In 1938, the stage play ‘Gas Light’ by Patrick Hamilton was produced. This is a film adaptation of ‘Gaslight’ that’s very well-known. Please feel free to comment on my review.
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