Timothy Bodzioney
Reviewer
Warner Archives has released William Wyler’s film Dodsworth on Blu Ray. Dodsworth produced by Samuel Goldwyn in 1935 was based on Sinclair Lewis’ 1929 novel of the same name. Dodsworth is a sensitive, intelligent look at a long-time marriage falling apart. The film underwent a restoration by The Film Foundation in 2019 and looks better than I’ve ever seen it on either film or video.
Dodsworth (1936)
Released: 23 Sep 1936
Rated: Passed
Runtime: 101 min
Director: William Wyler
Genre: Drama, Romance
Cast: Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor
Writer(s): Sinclair Lewis (novel), Sidney Howard (dramatisation), Sidney Howard (screenplay)
Plot: A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life...
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