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Gaslight (1940)



Release dates for

Gaslight (1940) 

Country Date 

UK      25 June 1940 (London) 

UK      31 August 1940  

USA     10 November 1952  

WGerm   31 August 1990 (TV premiere) 





Also Known As (AKA)

A Strange Case of Murder (undefined) 

Angel Street USA 

Gaslicht West Germany 

Gasljus Sweden 

Luz de gas Spain 

The Murder in Thornton Square USA (new title) 



Genre:Thriller 



IMDB Runtime: 84 min



Twenty years ago, old Mrs. Barlow was killed in her home at 12, Pimlico Square for her priceless rubies. The murderer
searched the whole house without finding them, then disappeared. The house has been empty since then, but now Paul and
Bella Mallen move into the apartment. Bella Mallen suffers from forgetfulness and nervousness - at least...

 

CAST:

 Anton Walbrook ...  Paul Mallen 

 Diana Wynyard ...  Bella Mallen 

 Frank Pettingell ...  B.G. Rough 

 Cathleen Cordell ...  Nancy the Parlour Maid 

 Robert Newton ...  Vincent Ullswater 

 Minnie Rayner ...  Elizabeth, the Cook 

 Jimmy Hanley ...  Cobb 

 Marie Wright ...  Alice Barlow 

 Aubrey Dexter ...  House Agent 

 Mary Hinton ...  Lady Winterbourne 

 Angus Morrison ...  Pianist 

 Jack Barty ...  Chairman of Music Hall 







Trivia for Gaslight (1940)  



The original play, "Gas Light", opened in London on 31 January 1939.





It opened in New York with the title changed to "Angel Street" on 5 December 1941, starring Vincent Price (his
first role as a villain) and Judith Evelyn. Leo G. Carroll costarred as Rough. It became the longest-running melodrama
in Broadway history, playing for 1,293 performances.





Some prints of the film did reach the U.S. under the title "The Murder in Thornton Square". The title change
was made in order to avoid confusion with the 1944 film, but the 1940 version was originally released in the UK as
"Gaslight".





When later remade as Gaslight (1944) with Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman, the studio (MGM) attempted to have all
prints of this earlier version destroyed. Fortunately, it was unsuccessful (in fact it is thought that director Thorold
Dickinson surreptitiously struck off a print himself before the negatives were binned).





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16 out of 17 people found the following comment useful:- 

Stop titivating yourself, come on., 5 January 2005





Author: (film-critic) from Bookseller of the Blue Ridge 



What a crisp, deeply rooted thriller Thorold Dickinson created. With vile creatures (Paul) and goofy policemen and
maids, we are easily captured into the world of the Mallens. Diana Wynyard does a spectacular job as Bella, giving us
the right amount of insecurity coupled with fear. She is the true victim of this film and Dickinson does not let us
forget that. Wynyard is nearly overshadowed by my favorite character of the film, Paul Mallen, played with so much evil
by Anton Walbrook. I have seen several films in my life, and I must say that Walbrook ranks among some of the most
sinister villains of them all. He has no super powers, just the ability to manipulate Bella mentally, proving that he is
stronger than her. He thrives on Bella's insecurities and makes them into his greatest form of punishment. These two
working together really transformed this 40s thriller into something concrete and powerful. It is the dynamic between
the two that kept me glued to my seat and continually asking for more.



Coupled with the superb acting is the creativeness of Dickinson and his writer A.R. Rowlinson. Together they set the
mood with darkened corners and alleyways with that constantly looming feeling that the events are going to get grittier
down the road. This team made Victorian London a spooky place to visit at night. They make Bella the victim throughout
this entire film, making even me wonder if she really was slowly going mad. It isn't until the end that the truth is
revealed and even then we are left in suspense. It isn't until the credits roll is the film over, and that is hard to
accomplish for directors of the thriller genre today. Dickinson proved that he could handle all the elements with the
greatest of ease and bring them to the screen in a film that would last the test of time. I am not embarrassed to show
this film to friends because I do believe that they would see the value in this production.





20 out of 20 people found the following comment useful :-

Streamlined & Suspenseful, 20 August 2004

Author:  from United States





Let's face it - the British do psychological suspense VERY well! This 1940 British production is more streamlined and
suspenseful than the MGM version of 1944, as it sticks more closely to Patrick Hamilton's play. The MGM version had more
'back-story' and padding to it. I love Diana Wynyard - she was lovely to look at and seemed wonderfully edgy and
vulnerable - I wasn't surprised to learn that she played the anguished mother in the West End production of THE BAD SEED
- she's really only remembered today for this film and CAVALCADE (1933), but she's definitely worth watching. Anton
Walbrook is a little hammier than Boyer was, and there are those obvious streaks in his hair to make him look a little
older - but he has a wonderful moment at the films end when, quite suddenly, his eyes go wild and you can tell that he's
completely lost his mind - might have been a nice touch if the 1944 had included such a moment. Highly recommended.



I've noticed that people seem surprised that MGM attempted to suppress the 1940 British version of GASLIGHT to avoid any
competition with their version. I don't know why anyone should be surprised - Hollywood's business is a cut-throat one:
remember that L.B. Mayer, along with Jack Warner and others, offered to buy CITIZEN KANE from RKO and then destroy it,
all to appease William R. Hearst - fortunately they didn't (just imagine the history of film since 1941 if they had!)
And although MGM didn't destroy all prints of GASLIGHT, they did manage to keep it out of sight for many years - I think
I first saw it on a cable station in the early 1980s - I tuned in expecting Boyer and Bergman and got Walbrook and
Wynyard - as it turned out I didn't mind at all, and have enjoyed it many times since! MGM did the same thing with
Paramount's 1932 DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE which, except for an occasional screening, went unseen (but much written about)
until it came out on video around 1990 (under the MGM label - imagine that!) 



16 out of 16 people found the following comment useful :-

"Creates an air of electric tension that Hollywood could only envy.", 25 May 2004

Author: from Poole, Dorset





In Victorian London, Louis Bower (Walbrook), murdered his aunt for her precious rubies that are hidden somewhere in her
house, only he couldn't find them. Having eluded the police for a number of years and changed his name to Paul Mallen,
he takes a wife in the fragile Bella (Wynyard), and the couple move back into the house so that he can continue his
search under cover as a respectable Victorian husband. At the same time he tries to drive his wife out of her mind
because he is afraid that she might discover his guilty secret...



The first film version of Patrick Hamilton's successful stage play is technically modest compared to the 1944 Hollywood
remake (see my review), but this British National production directed by Thorold Dickinson creates an atmosphere of
genuine electric tension that Hollywood could only envy. Hardly surprising really that they tried to destroy the
negative of this picture. Fortunately prints have survived and it often turns up on TCM every few months. Good
performances too, especially from Walbrook who portrays the villain as a vile Victorian bully whereas Charles Boyer
played it smooth. Wynyard does well as the tortured wife while Cathleen Cordell is fine as the tarty parlour maid whom
Walbrook uses to add insult to his wife's injury.



The film was available in the UK on VHS but it has since been deleted, although the Hollywood version is out on DVD.
Let's hope this version finds it's way on to DVD too. 





19 out of 22 people found the following comment useful :-

Better thrills than Bergman, 1 May 2002

Author: jerseyman1949 from UK





The later version is Hollywood English, which I sometimes think is a downtown section of Hollywood Transylvanian.
Believe me, the original is the real thing, from the small details up to the social assumptions: it's recognisably
English. As such, the thriller is grounded in a reality that the later version can never have. And so it's scary! Of
course, I admit that this justification of the original might be a lot less convincing if you're reading my words on the
other side of the world...



As for the difficulty of getting hold of a copy, well every few years it's shown on one TV station or another over here,
so there has to be a good copy somewhere out there. 





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