A Double Life (1947)

NR12/25/1947Drama, Thriller1h 44m
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Overview

A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Ronald Colman

    Anthony John

  2. Cast 1

    Signe Hasso

    Brita

  3. Cast 1

    Edmond O'Brien

    Bill Friend

  4. Cast 1

    Shelley Winters

    Pat Kroll

  5. Cast 1

    Ray Collins

    Victor Donlan

  6. Cast 1

    Philip Loeb

    Max Lasker

  7. Cast 1

    Millard Mitchell

    Al Cooley

  8. Cast 1

    Joe Sawyer

    Pete Bonner

  9. Cast 1

    Charles La Torre

    Stellini

Ronald Coleman always did like playing either two parts, or one with a dual-personality - and he does the latter very well indeed here. If you've a basic knowledge of Shakespeare's "Othello" the that helps a bit as he portrays an actor "Tony" who, after many year playing the title role with ex-wife "Brita" (Signe Hasso) - who is also his wife "Desdemona" in the play - is really beginning to become delusional about which existence is real... His distress isn't helped by meeting Shelley Winters "Pat" in a bar, they hook up but it isn't what he really wants. That is happiness with "Trina". When h...