X
- 1944
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 54 m
- 1944
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 54 m
Summary Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if it means driving his wife insane.
Directed By: George Cukor
- 1944
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 54 m
- 1944
- Approved
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 54 m
Gaslight
78
8.3
Where to Watch
Summary Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if it means driving his wife insane.
Directed By: George Cukor
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
78
100% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
78
100% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Direction by George Cukor is ever a display of fine craftsmanship. He utilizes small mosaics of sharp characterization in building to his climax and works in each facet faultlessly. This is the job for which Cukor admirers have been waiting.
It’s canny, gothic fun, helped along by Lansbury (in her film debut) as a tarty maid who delights in overstepping boundaries.
This pseudo-Victorian thriller is rather more enjoyable than one might expect, and Bergman is, intermittently, genuinely moving.
What keeps "Gaslight" burning is its tantalizing aura of mystery. [10 Feb 1994, p.5]
Yes, the ending is weak, and there are aspects of the story that don't stand up to scrutiny, but this is the kind of effectively-crafted, well-acted motion picture that rises above its faults to earn its "classic" appellation.
Patrick Hamilton's London stage melodrama, is given an exciting screen treatment by Arthur Hornblow Jr's excellent production starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten.
Gaslight is an expertly directed and evenly paced slow burn (and Dame May Whitty is a stitch, though underused, as a nosy neighbor lady), but its lack of a sound moral and psychological center renders it totally transitory and forgettable.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 12 User Ratings
8.3
92% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
8% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
0% Negative
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 12 User Ratings
8.3
92% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
8% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
0% Negative
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Release Date May 4, 1944
Duration 1 h 54 m
Rating Approved
Tagline THIS IS LOVE...clouded by evil...darkened by a secret no one dared to tell!(print ad - Lubbock Avalanche Journal - Lindsey Theatre - Lubbock,Texas - July 2, 1944)
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
