Summary
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
Cast
Walter Huston
Sam Dodsworth
Ruth Chatterton
Fran Dodsworth
Paul Lukas
Arnold Iselin
Mary Astor
Edith Cortright
David Niven
Captain Clyde Lockert
Gregory Gaye
Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf
Maria Ouspenskaya
Baroness Von Obersdorf
Odette Myrtil
Renée de Penable
Spring Byington
Matey Pearson
Harlan Briggs
Tubby Pearson
Kathryn Marlowe
Emily Dodsworth McKee
John Payne
Harry McKee
Bobby Barber
Italian Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Wilson Benge
Steward on Queen Mary (Uncredited)
Ted Billings
Man on Railroad Platform (Uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Baggage Carrier at Train Station (Uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter
Motor Company Employee (Uncredited)
Gino Corrado
American Express Clerk (Uncredited)
Jean De Briac
Official (Uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Tourist (Uncredited)
Jack George
Orchestra Leader in Vienna (Uncredited)
Fred Malatesta
Waiter (Uncredited)
Beatrice Maude
Mary (Uncredited)
Louis Mercier
French Railroad Conductor (Uncredited)
Inez Palange
Teresa (Uncredited)
John Picorri
Clerk (Uncredited)
Pat Somerset
Englishman (Uncredited)
William Wyler
Violin Player in Dance Orchestra (Uncredited)
Sam Harris
Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
John Barclay
Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
J.C. Fowler
Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
Harold Miller
Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
George Nardelli
Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
Crew
Director
William Wyler
Novel
Sinclair Lewis
Screenplay
Sidney Howard
Reviews
Geronimo1967
June 19, 2022
7
The title of this doesn't help it much: it sounds like it ought to be about a butler in a grand old English stately home but Walter Huston ("Sam") is superb, as the millionaire motor car industrialist who sells his company and sets off with wife "Fran" (Ruth Chatteron) to "do" Europe. Even on the boat, where she meets the rather suave, dapper David Niven ("Capt. Lockert") it starts to become clear that their marriage, though on the face of it loving, is not strong. When they get to Paris and she meets Paul Lukas ("Iselin") that becomes even more evident and soon "Sam" is doing all he can to keep the wife he loves from divorcing him. This is quite a slow burn of a story; but it isn't dull. The rapport between the two stars is tenderly and honestly performed; she the slightly younger woman looking for what ever life (and wealth) can offer; him the more settled man who wants to get back to family, home and hearth. There are a few gentle twists to the story and the ending, I found to be somewhat vindicating. This has made the transition from stage to screen well; William Wyler has managed to lose much the rigidity theatrical cross-overs can present on the big screen, and there is a nice cameo from Maria Ouspenskaya towards the end that really does put a fly in the ointment.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
