Romantic fantasy drama starring Gary Cooper. Peter Ibbetson is an architect, hired by the Duke of Towers to build stabling on his family's property. Ibbetson recognises the Duke's wife as an old playmate from childhood. Unfortunately, the Duke misreads their affection as romantic interest.
A Hollywood oddity that became a landmark for members of the European surrealist movement in the 1930s, with Gary Cooper and Ann Harding as lovers who communicate their passion in dreams. Off-the-wall casting (Cooper is not very effective) adds to the sense of alienation in this adaptation of George du Maurier's novel and John Nathaniel Raphael's play, while the finale's fulfilment of l'amour fou received a rapturous reception from the surrealists.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Peter Ibbetson | Gary Cooper |
| Mary, Duchess of Towers | Ann Harding |
| Duke of Towers | John Halliday |
| Agnes | Ida Lupino |
| Colonel Forsythe | Douglass Dumbrille |
| Mimsey (Mary age 6) | Virginia Weidler |
| Gogo (Peter age 8) | Dickie Moore |
| Mrs Dorian | Doris Lloyd |
| Mme Pasquier | Elsa Buchanan |
| Major Duquesnoit | Christian Rub |
| Mr Slade | Donald Meek |
| Wilkins | Gilbert Emery |
| Mme Ginghi | Marguerite Namara |
| Katherine | Elsa Prescott |
| Maid | Marcelle Corday |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Henry Hathaway |
