![]() ![]() Proving, once again, that there are no small parts, only small actors (see also: Leigh Zimmerman in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York). Including the “master” of the house at 9 Thornton Square himself, Gregory Anton (Charles Boyer, down to play the villain at a time when Hollywood so loved to openly make “foreigners” villains).Īlthough the part of Nancy was somewhere elevated above Marilyn Monroe’s appearance as Claudia Casswell in All About Eve and below the appearance of Joseph Cotten himself in Gaslight, Lansbury does wonders with the role. For before she was cemented in the public’s eye as some stuffy, sexless old British lady, she portrayed a rather tartish maid with plenty of ripostes against those would accuse her of being tartish. Potts in Beauty and the Beast), it was her debut role as Nancy in 1944’s Gaslight that established her as a screen actress with plenty of range (as stated in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance, “In a career stretching from ingénue to dowager, from elegant heroine to depraved villainess, has displayed durability and flexibility, as well as a highly admired work ethic”). Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.While Angela Lansbury might not have experienced her true career “high” until Murder, She Wrote (and also, well, being the voice of Mrs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram & show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at īook Vs. Join our Patreon page to help support the show! Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts The cast: Charles Boyer (Gregory Anton/Sergis Bauer), Ingrid Bergman (Paula), Joseph Cotton (Brian Cameron), Dame Mae Witty (Miss Bessie), and Angela Lansbury as Nancy Oliver.īook Vs. The stage version and how it became a huge success. So between the two, which did we like more? The play or the movie? ![]() The characters' names have changed but the plat remains the same and for many years “gaslighting” was a popular expression. ![]() The film was loved by critics and fans with a Best Actress Academy Award going to Bergman. There was a 1940 English adaptation called Gaslight but in this episode, we focus on the more famous version which stars Boyer and Ingrid Bergman. The show ran for over 1200 performances and was a huge hit. The show moved from London to Los Angeles to New York in 1941 starring Vincent Price and Judith Evelyn with a new title-Angel Street. She later helps him catch her husband in the act and sends him off to the police. When the “gas lights” flicker, he is searching for the loot but tells Bella later they never went on or off in the first place. He also disappears for hours at a time but will not tell her where or why he leaves.Ī detective (Rough) meets Bella and tells her that Jack is, in fact, a murderer and is looking for jewels in an apartment connected to her building. Bella is convinced she is “hearing things” but Jack tells her it is in her imagination. Jack Manningham is married to Bella and he is so controlling and obnoxious, that he flirts with the staff in front of her. ![]() Hamilton, who also wrote Rope and Hangover Square, was dealing with his mother’s suicide and his own disabilities and disfigurement from being run over by a drunk driver when he wrote this tale in an 1880s setting in London. The tale of a manipulative husband trying to steal from his wife started as a play titled Gas Light by Patrick Hamilton in 1938. It came into fashion in the 1940s with the 1944 George Cukor film starring Charles Boyer and is now recognized as a form of abuse. The expression “to gaslight” a person means to question their sanity to the point they lose control of themselves. ![]()
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