The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1945 American horror–drama film based on Oscar Wilde‘s 1890 novel of the same name. Released in June 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film is directed by Albert Lewin and stars George Sanders as Lord Henry Wotton and Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray. Shot primarily in black-and-white, the film features four colour inserts in 3-strip Technicolor of Dorian’s portrait; these are a special effect, the first two inserts are the original portrait and the second two after a major period of degeneration.
- Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray
- George Sanders as Lord Henry Wotton
- Lowell Gilmore as Basil Hallward
- Donna Reed as Gladys Hallward
- Angela Lansbury as Sibyl Vane
- Peter Lawford as David Stone
- Richard Fraser as James Vane
- Douglas Walton as Allen Campbell
- Morton Lowry as Adrian Singleton
- Miles Mander as Sir Robert Bentley
- Lydia Bilbrook as Mrs. Vane
- Mary Forbes as Lady Agatha
- Robert Greig as Sir Thomas
- Moyna Macgill as Duchess
- Anita Sharp-Bolster as Lady Harborough
- Billy Bevan as Malvolio Jones
- Lilian Bond as Kate
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