Claudia and David
Appearance
Claudia and David | |
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Directed by | Walter Lang |
Written by | Rose Franken Frank Davis Tess Slesinger |
Screenplay by | Vera Caspary William Brown Meloney Tess Slesinger |
Produced by | William Perlberg |
Starring | Dorothy McGuire Robert Young Mary Astor |
Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge David Buttolph |
Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | February 25, 1946 |
Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1,650,000[1] |
Claudia and David is a 1946 film directed by Walter Lang. It stars Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young.[2] Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young repeat their roles from the film Claudia (1943) Like its predecessor, Claudia and David was based on a series of short stories by Rose Franken, which also inspired a successful stage play and radio series.
Plot
Claudia (Dorothy McGuire), still charmingly naive and a bit nervous, is struggling with the responsibilities of marriage and parenthood in their rural Connecticut town. Jealousy creeps into the relationship when Elizabeth (Mary Astor) starts consulting David on a building project, while Claudia is attracting the uninvited attentions of Phil (John Sutton), who happens to be married.[3]
Cast
- Dorothy McGuire as Claudia Naughton
- Robert Young as David Naughton
- Mary Astor as Elizabeth Van Doren
- John Sutton as Phil Dexter
- Gail Patrick as Julia Naughton
- Rose Hobart as Edith Dexter
- Harry Davenport as Dr. Harry
- Florence Bates as Nancy Riddle
- Jerome Cowan as Brian O'Toole
- Anthony Sydes as Bobby
References
- ^ Aubrey Solomon. Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. p. 212. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
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ignored (help) - ^ Claudia and David at AllMovie
- ^ "Claudia and David (1946) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
External links
Categories:
- 1946 films
- 20th Century Fox films
- Films directed by Walter Lang
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- English-language films
- American drama films
- Films based on short fiction
- Films scored by Cyril J. Mockridge
- 1940s mystery films
- 1940s thriller films
- 1940s drama films
- Thriller film stubs
- Mystery film stubs