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"A great Broadway actor (Ronald Colman) and his ex-wife who is also his leading lady, accept a new play "Othello". The actor has been becoming obsessed with his roles and can't leave them in the theatre, so he becomes caught in the grip of Othello's powerful influence. His resulting "double life" makes him a threat to those around him."@en
"An actor becomes so obsessed with his role as the character Othello that he becomes a threat to those around him."@en
"The story of an actor unable to separate the roles he plays on stage from his private life. Ronald Colman gives a brilliant performance as Anthony John, an actor playing Othello, who is obsessed by the role to the extent that he feels he must murder his ex-wife who happens to be cast as Desdemona."
"An actor fails to seperate his personality from that of the character Othello that he is playing, with tragic consequences for himself and those associated with him, some of whom he murders or assaults."@en
""L'acteur Anthony John a une particularité: les rôles qu'il interprète sur scène influent sur sa personnalité. C'est la raison principale du divorce d'avec sa femme Brita alors qu'ils s'aiment encore. Ainsi, quand il doit jouer le personnage d'Othello, une jalousie meurtrière s'empare de lui."--[Allociné.fr]."
"An actor becomes so obsessed with his stage role of Othello that he is unable to separate his persona from real-life and murders a woman he imagines to be Desdemona. Its re-creation of the theatrical world is meticulous, with the theatre-bred director, and writers Gordon and Kanin, drawing on their firsthand knowledge of that particular world to lend verisimilitude to the story. Krasner's chiaroscuro cinematography aids in creating a landscape of glittering, shifting surfaces beneath which lurk the black depths of psychological disturbance. Virtually every shot is a visual metaphor for Colman's state of mind, glinting with lucidity and wit one moment, plunging into bizarre and haunted depths the next. This film marks Cukor's only excursion into the noir genre."@en
"A noted actor sharing the stage with his ex-wife finds the role of Othello taking over his personal life. Convinced that she loves someone else, he decides to copy Othello and kill her before the curtain comes down."
"The portrayal of an actor who finds his on stage role of Othello is affecting his off stage life as murderous revenge begins to seem reasonable."
"The portrayal of an actor who finds his on stage role of Othello is affecting his off stage life as murderous revenge begins to seem reasonable."@en
"A great Broadway actor (Ronald Colman) and his ex-wife, who is also his leading lady, accept a new play "Othello". Becoming obsessed with his roles and unable to leave them in the theatre, he becomes caught in the grip of Othello's powerful influence. As a result, his "double life" causes him to be a threat to those around him."@en
""Broadway star Anthony John, riding high on the success of his current hit comedy A gentleman's gentlemen, is offered the lead in a new production of William Shakespeare's Othello by theatrical producer Max Lasker. Tony turns down the role, to the relief of director Victor Donlan, who is aware of the actor's tendency to become overly involved in his roles. Brita, Tony's ex-wife and co-star, concurs with Victor and warns press agent Bill Friend that while Tony is a delight when starring in a comedy, he is a terror when appearing in a drama. Soon, however, Tony grows increasingly obsessed with the idea of playing Othello. One day, Tony meets a waitress named Pat Kroll, and the unsuspecting young woman starts an affair with him. Despite her reservations, Brita then agrees to appear as Desdemona, and the play begins rehearsals. The production opens to rave reviews, but as feared, Tony becomes absorbed in the character of Othello and hears voices. Seeing jealousy as the key to his character, the actor nearly chokes Brita to death on the 300th performance of the play, after she shows him a locket Bill has given her for her birthday. When the play begins its second year, Tony proposes to Brita, but she turns him down. Enraged at his ex-wife, Tony goes to Pat's apartment and takes out his anger on the naive waitress. After killing Pat, the insane actor wanders back to Brita's apartment and falls asleep on the couch. The next morning, reporter Al Cooley offers Bill front-page publicity for Tony's play, as he plans to write a story pointing out the similarities between Pat's murder and Othello's 'kiss of death.' Tony becomes enraged with Bill when he sees the story, and the two fight. Afterward, Bill, thinking that Tony may be the killer, goes to the police, only to be informed that Pat's drunken neighbor has been arrested for the crime. As Tony is now demanding his dismissal, Bill plans a short vacation, but first proclaims his love to Brita. Although she does not return his feelings, Brita tells Bill that Tony left her apartment on the night of Pat's murder. Bill then hires an actress to dress up like Pat and, with police captain Pete Bonner watching, has her serve Tony at the murdered waitress' restaurant. After the distraught actor rushes out at the sight of Pat's double, Bill and the police follow him to the theater. Upon the conclusion of his performance of Othello that night, the guilt-ridden Tony stabs himself, confesses all and dies backstage"--AFI catalog, 1941-1950."@en

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"Drama"
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"A double life"
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"Double life (Motion picture : 1948)"@en
"A Double life"
"A Double life"@en
"Double life (Motion picture : 1947)"@en
"Double life (Motion picture : 1947)"
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