Summary
When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project with the Duke and Duchess of Towers. When Peter and the duchess become great friends, she reveals that she is Mary — but the duke soon suspects his wife of infidelity and challenges Peter to a duel, threatening the pair's second chance.
Cast
Gary Cooper
Peter Ibbetson
Ann Harding
Mary, Duchess of Towers
John Halliday
The Duke of Towers
Ida Lupino
Agnes
Douglass Dumbrille
Colonel Forsythe
Virginia Weidler
Mimsey
Dickie Moore
Gogo
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Dorian
Gilbert Emery
Wilkins
Donald Meek
Mr. Slade
Christian Rub
Major Duquesnois
Elsa Buchanan
Madame Pasquier
Jack Adair
Guard (uncredited)
Robert Adair
Prisoner (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Judge (uncredited)
Martha Bamattre
Woman at the Paris Museum (uncredited)
Ambrose Barker
Clerk (uncredited)
Theresa Maxwell Conover
Sister of Mercy (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
Maid (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Guard (uncredited)
Blanche Craig
The Countess (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Nun (uncredited)
Leonid Kinskey
Prisoner (uncredited)
Cyril McLaglen
Captain of Guards (uncredited)
Clive Morgan
Clerk (uncredited)
Marguerite Namara
Madame Ginghi (uncredited)
Martha O'Driscoll
Girl (uncredited)
Gerald Rogers
Warden (uncredited)
Colin Tapley
Clerk (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Henry Hathaway
Adaptation
Constance Collier
Novel
George du Maurier
Screenplay
Waldemar Young
Screenplay
Vincent Lawrence
Theatre Play
John Nathaniel Raphael
Reviews
Geronimo1967
June 19, 2022
6
Gary Cooper proves that there is a great deal more to his acting than spurs and saddles in this adaptation of George Du Maurier's fantasy drama. He portrays the eponymous character who after many years as a youth of dithering (Act 1), becomes an architect who lands a plum job refurbishing the stables on the estate of the wealthy "Duke of Towers" (John Holiday) (Act 2). After a fairly frosty start, he and the "Duchess" (Ann Harding) fall in love, a relationship of which the Duke is not entirely unaware. An altercation ensues, the "Duke" is killed and "Ibbetson" is jailed for the crime. What follows next (Act 3) is an ethereal intrigue as they live what's left of their lives as though joined in a dream. The score and direction provide for an atmospheric, romantic and quirky story that is still worth a watch 85 years on.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
