Shakespeare in Performance: Film
A Double Life (1947, George Cukor)
| Title | A Double Life |
|---|---|
| Year | 1947 |
| Release Locations | USA |
| Director | George Cukor |
| Medium | Black & white video |
| Length | 1 hrs, 43 mins |
| Languages | English |
| Audience | college and university general public |
| Play Connections | Othello (derivative) |
Description
A spinoff from Othello in which an actor who plays the role of Othello on stage begins to confuse the events in the play with his off-stage life. This interesting exercise in "metatheatricality," or the interplay between reality and illusion, was scripted by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin and directed by George Cukor. With those kinds of talents, little wonder that Ronald Colman won the 1947 Academy Award as best actor
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Dr. Stauffer | Whit Bissell |
|---|---|
| Cast | Betsy Blair |
| Cast | David Bond |
| Oscar Bernard | Harlan Briggs |
| Cast | Georgia Caine |
| Waitress | Claire Carleton |
| Photographer | Paddy Chayevsky |
| Victor Donlan | Ray Collins |
| Anthony John | Ronald Colman |
| Stage Manager | John Drew Colt |
| Reporter | Curt Conway |
| Cast | Leslie Denison |
| Gladys | ELizabeth Dunne |
| Rex | Alan Edmiston |
| Cast | Arthur Gould-Porter |
| Dr. Mervin | Wilton Graff |
| Brita | Signe Hasso |
| Cast | Boyd Irwin |
| Cast | Fay Kanin |
| Stellini | Charles La Torre |
| Max Lasker | Philip Loeb |
| Al Cooley | Millard Mitchell |
| Bill Friend | Edmond O'Brien |
| Cast | Virginia Patton |
| Cast | Guy Bates Post |
| Cast | Elliott Reed |
| Cast | Thayer Roberts |
| Ray Bonner | Joe Sawyer |
| Cast | Art Smith |
| Asst. Stage Manager | Peter Thompson |
| Wigmakers | Sid Tomack |
| Cast | Percival Vivian |
| Cast | Janet Warren |
| Pat Kroll | Shelley Winters |
| Girls In Wig Shop | Marjory Woodworth |
| Cast | Frederick Worlock |
| Cast | Mary Young |
Production Team and Crew Overview
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell