
Dodsworth
1936 · Movie · NR · 101 min · ★ 7.1 · 85% critics
A wealthy retiree and his wife set off on a long-awaited European trip, expecting a fresh start. As the journey unfolds, their different ideas about aging, freedom, and what makes life meaningful strain the marriage and force hard choices about the future.
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Details
- Years
- 1936
- Release date
- 1936-09-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (147 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a mature, character-driven drama about marriage, aging, and reinvention with a steady pace and sharp dialogue; Not for you if you dislike talky classics or need constant action like The Prisoner of Zenda.
Pros: mature relationship drama; strong lead performances; thoughtful themes | Cons: slow burn pace; talky, stagey feel; hard to empathize
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- soulmates
- snob
- retirement
- industrialist
- drifting
- love affair
- divorcee
- older woman younger man relationship
- selfishness
- ocean voyage
- drifting apart
- +8 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1937
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1937 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1937 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1937 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1937 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Director · 1937 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1937 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1937 · nominated
Cast & crew

Walter Huston
as Sam Dodsworth

Ruth Chatterton
as Fran Dodsworth

Paul Lukas
as Arnold Iselin

Mary Astor
as Edith Cortright

David Niven
as Captain Clyde Lockert

Gregory Gaye
as Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf

Maria Ouspenskaya
as Baroness Von Obersdorf

Odette Myrtil
as Renée de Penable

Spring Byington
as Matey Pearson

Harlan Briggs
as Tubby Pearson
Directed by William Wyler