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…
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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)
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FAQ about Dodsworth
What is Dodsworth about?
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
When was Dodsworth released?
Dodsworth was released in 1936.
What genres does Dodsworth belong to?
Dodsworth is categorised as Drama, Romance.
Who stars in Dodsworth?
The cast of Dodsworth includes Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary Astor, David Niven.