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Film / 1947
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George Cukor
Un attore interprete di ruoli comici trova il grande successo interpretando l'Otello accanto alla ex moglie che veste i panni di Desdemona. Le repliche dello spettacolo si succedono per due anni durante i quali l'attore incomincia progressivamente a identificarsi con il suo personaggio, arrivando quasi a strangolare la ex moglie in scena. Ucciderà invece veramente una sua amante prima di suicidarsi in palcoscenico dopo l'ultimo monologo.
La storia
Un attore interprete di ruoli comici trova il grande successo interpretando l'Otello accanto alla ex moglie che veste i panni di Desdemona. Le repliche dello spettacolo si succedono per due anni durante i quali l'attore incomincia progressivamente a identificarsi con il suo personaggio, arrivando quasi a strangolare la ex moglie in scena. Ucciderà invece veramente una sua amante prima di suicidarsi in palcoscenico dopo l'ultimo monologo.
Cast
Ronald ColmanAnthony John
Signe HassoBrita
Edmond O'BrienBill Friend
Shelley WintersPat Kroll
Ray CollinsVictor Donlan
Philip LoebMax Lasker
Millard MitchellAl Cooley
Joe SawyerPete Bonner
Charles La TorreStellini
Whit BissellDr. Stauffer
John Drew ColtStage Manager
Peter M. ThompsonAsst. Stage Manager
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Elizabeth DunneGladys
Alan EdmistonRex
Art SmithWigmaker
Sid TomackWigmaker
Wilton GraffDr. Mervin
Harlan BriggsOscar Bernard
Claire CarletonWaitress
Betsy BlairGirl in Wig Shop
Janet WarrenGirl in Wig Shop
Marjorie WoodworthGirl in Wig Shop
Guy Bates PostActor in "Othello"
Fay KaninActress in "Othello"
David BondActor in "Othello"
Arthur Gould-PorterActor in "Othello"
Leslie DenisonActor in "Othello"
Frederick WorlockActor in "Othello"
Virginia PattonActress in "Othello"
Boyd IrwinActor in "Othello"
Thayer RobertsActor in "Othello"
Percival VivianActor in "Othello" and "A Gentleman's Gentleman"
Elliott ReidActor in "A Gentleman's Gentleman"
Mary YoungActress in "A Gentleman's Gentleman"
Georgia CaineActress in "A Gentleman's Gentleman"
William BaileyDetective (uncredited)
Harry BannisterSecond Actor (uncredited)
Joseph E. BernardJoe (Landlady's Husband) (uncredited)
Reginald BilladoReporter (uncredited)
Laura K. BrooksDowager at Party (uncredited)
Paddy ChayefskyPhotographer (uncredited)
Alexander ClarkBarry (uncredited)
Angela ClarkeLucy (uncredited)
Heinie ConklinSecond Bartender (uncredited)
Curt ConwayReporter (uncredited)
Russ ConwayReporter (uncredited)
Leander De CordovaAudience Member (uncredited)
Nick DennisStagehand (uncredited)
John DerekPolice Stenographer (uncredited)
Joann DolanEllen (uncredited)
George DouglasAudience Member (uncredited)
Watson DownsBootmaker (uncredited)
Fernanda EliscuLandlady (uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumParty Guest (uncredited)
Maude FealyMinor Role (uncredited)
Bess FlowersTheater Patron (uncredited)
Nina GilbertMinor Role (uncredited)
Thomas GomezCassio (voice) (uncredited)
Dick GordonParty Guest (uncredited)
Beatrice Gray
Ethyl May Halls
Fred Hoose
Doretta Johnson
Charles Jordan
Robert Emmett Keane
Hazel Keener
James Khan
Kay Lavelle
Elmo Lincoln
James Linn
Phil MacKenzie
Barry Macollum
Janet Manson
Kathy Marlowe
Thomas Martin
Joyce Mathews
Don McGill
Walter McGrail
Hal Melone
Carl Milletaire
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