Claudia and David is a 1946 American comedy drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring.s Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young and Mary Astor.[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.
| Claudia and David | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter Lang |
| Written by | Frank Davis Tess Slesinger |
| Screenplay by | Rose Franken William Brown Meloney Vera Caspary (adaptation) |
| Based on | Claudia and David 1940 novel by Rose Franken |
| 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 |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,650,000[1] |
Plot
editClaudia (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
edit- 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
- Frank Tweddell as Fritz
- Elsa Janssen as Bertha
- Anthony Sydes as Bobby
- Eva Novak as Maid
References
edit- ^ Aubrey Solomon (2002). Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. p. 212. ISBN 9780810842441. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ^ ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Claudia and David at AllMovie
- ^ "Claudia and David (1946) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
External links
edit- Claudia and David at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Claudia and David at AllMovie
- Claudia and David at the TCM Movie Database
- Claudia and David at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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