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The Picture Of Dorian Gray
(1945)
Runtime: 110 min
Country: USA
(b/w)
Language: English
Synopsis: Although MGM had
enjoyed success with lavish literary adaptations such as David Copperfield and
Pride and Prejudice, this big-budget version of Oscar Wilde's only novel was a
rather curious venture for a studio that prided itself on family entertainment.
But flamboyant screenwriter/director Albert Lewin turned in a compelling
picture that teeters between sophistication and vulgarity. Hurd Hatfield gives
a muted performance as Dorian and is thus easily surpassed by Angela Lansbury,
who plays the chirpy music-hall singer with whom he falls in lust, and by
George Sanders as the languidly witty Lord Henry Wotton. The picture earned
co-art director Cedric Gibbons one of his record 40 Oscar
nominations.
Cast:
George Sanders ... Lord Henry Wotton
Hurd Hatfield ... Dorian Gray
Donna Reed ... Gladys Hallward
Angela
Lansbury ... Sibyl Vane
Peter Lawford ... David Stone
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