Dodsworth

Duration: 1:41:00

Genre: Drama

Year Published: 1936

Creator: Commission on Human Relations

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Excerpts from Dodsworth, a highly acclaimed film that garnered seven Academy Award nominations in 1936, including Outstanding Production, Actor and Directing, and won for Art Direction.When Sam Dodsworth (Walter Huston), an automotive tycoon, decides to sell his manufacturing plant, he and his wife Fran (Ruth Chatterton) plan to settle into retirement with an extensive tour of Europe. Throughout their travels, the couple find themselves growing apart as their desires clash – Fran chases spontaneity and aristocracy, while the faithful Sam enjoys a simple, leisurely life. Internal conflict ensues after Sam runs into Edith Cortwright (Mary Astor), an attractive divorcée and old acquaintance now living in Italy.

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