A Double Life

George Cukor's perfectly mannered direction confidently guides this brooding and cynical film noir that is considered by many the highlight of actor Ronald Colman's great career. A Double Life explores the dangers of blurring the line between reality and illusion in this examination of the schizoid personality of a talented stage actor who begins to confuse his roles with his life. Colman gives a magnificent and mesmerizing performance as veteran thespian Anthony John, who begins to mentally derail during a run of Othello. John's courtly manners and reputation have a winning charm that endear him to both audiences and women, including his ex-wife, Brita (Signe Hasso), who acts opposite him in the play, and Pat (Shelley Winters), a sexy waitress he befriends. Colman's performance earned him a Best Actor Academy Award and Golden Globe. Miklos Rozsa also won an Oscar for his vivacious score and the film's director and screenwriters, Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin all received Oscar nominations. Edmond O'Brien co-stars as the company's producer who's secretly in love with Brita.

Director: George Cukor
Producer: Carlo Liconti
Producer: Jeff Geoffray
Producer: Michael Kanin
Actor: Ronald Colman
Actor: Signe Hasso
Actor: Edmond O'Brien
Actor: Shelley Winters
Actor: Ray Collins
Actor: Millard Mitchell
Actor: Joe Sawyer
Actor: Whit Bissell
Actor: Peter Thompson
Actor: Art Smith
Actor: Harlan Briggs
Actor: Betsy Blair
Actor: David Bond
Actor: Georgia Caine
Actor: Arthur E. Gould-Porter
Actor: Cédric Stevens
Actor: Diane Stewart
Actor: Elektra Rozanska
Actor: Ethel May Halls
Actor: Harry Hays Morgan Jr.
Actor: Katherine Marlowe
Actor: Laura Brooks
Actor: Mike Stokey
Actor: Robert Emmett Keane
Actor: Philip Loeb
Actor: Charles La Torre
Actor: John Drew Colt
Actor: Elizabeth Dunne
Actor: Alan Edmiston
Actor: Sid Tomack
Actor: Wilton Graff
Actor: Claire Carleton
Actor: Janet Warren
Actor: Marjory Woodworth
Actor: Guy Bates Post
Actor: Fay Kanin
Actor: Arthur Gould-Porter
Actor: Leslie Denison
Actor: Frederic Worlock
Actor: Virginia Patton
Actor: Boyd Irwin
Actor: Thayer Roberts
Actor: Percival Vivian
Actor: Elliott Reid
Actor: Mary Young
Actor: Curt Conway
Actor: Russ Conway
Actor: Reginald Billado
Actor: Robert E. Keane
Actor: Paddy Chayefsky
Actor: Kay Lavelle
Actor: Sarah Selby
Actor: Alexander Clark
Actor: Harry Bannister
Actor: Edward Wragge
Actor: Joann Dolan
Actor: Joyce Mathews
Actor: Harry Oldridge
Actor: Nick Dennis
Actor: Barry Macollum
Actor: Frank Richards
Actor: Janet Mason
Actor: Augusta Roeland
Actor: Angela Clarke
Actor: Fernanda Eliscu
Actor: Joe Bernard
Actor: Charles Jordan
Actor: Walter McGrail
Actor: Jamesson Shade
Actor: Harry Hays Morgan
Actor: George Sherwood
Actor: Cedric Stevens
Actor: Bruce Riley
Actor: Wayne Treadway
Actor: Don McGill
Actor: Carl Milletaire
Actor: Hal Melone
Actor: William Norton Bailey
Actor: Elmo Lincoln
Actor: John Derek
Actor: Phil MacKenzie
Actor: Buddy Roosevelt
Actor: Howard Mitchell
Actor: Pete Sosso
Actor: Watson Downs
Actor: Albert Pollet
Actor: Countess Elektra Rozanska
Actor: Mary Worth
Actor: John Morgan
Actor: Michael Stokey
Actor: Thomas Everett Powers
Actor: Leander de Cordova
Actor: George Douglas
Actor: Maude Fealy
Actor: Yvette Reynard
Actor: Katharine Marlowe
Actor: Clare Alden
Actor: Doretta Johnson
Actor: Diane Lee Stewart
Actor: James F. Cade
Actor: Jerry Salvail
Actor: Beatrice Gray
Actor: Laura Kasley Brooks
Actor: George Manning
Actor: Fred Hoose
Actor: Joey Ray
Actor: Nina Gilbert
Actor: Hazel Keener
Actor: Ethyl May Halls
Actor: John Valentine
Actor: James Linn
Actor: Michael Stark