I sometimes wonder there is any subject that couldn't be enriched with commentary of Steven Fry. I could listen to him talk all day and still be hungry for more.

haven't either but wow @ that detail about Hollywood suppressing the original British version

There is something much more menacing in the 1940 version. I think it has to do with the fact that, as the audience, our emotional investment with Bella's plight ends up leaving us as vulnerable as she is to her husband's outbursts/mistreatment. It is only when Bella 'taunts' Paul with the stiletto that our tension is released. Gaslight is indeed a very clever piece of film-making to be able to do this.

“Give me ze hhhrrrrooooooobies”. I commend the original version. It was remastered by the BFI some years ago and is available on BluRay. The film deserves to survive, and I hope more people will see it and appreciate it.

best version of gaslight. love anton walbrook! this is the first thing i saw him in.

I agree with Mr.Fry. Anton Walbrook is a master of his craft.

Dang! I have both versions & have watched the original but think I will watch it again. Anton Walbrook is easy on the eyes anyway, but yeah, I never realized until these clips how wildly effective he really was in this role, wow! Makes Charles Boyer look like he's sleep. Charles Boyer excelled in comedy tho. Thanks for opening my eyes here!!

Coercive control aka Gas lighting. Fabulous film.

Thank God this movie survived! As Stephen Fry explained it, if the Hollywood bastards who wanted to make their own version bought up all the copies of this earlier version that they could lay their hands on to try to destroy it, that's a prime example of how evil people can be in their pursuit of money or whatever else. To set out to deliberately destroy any fine creation, that's really low. I didn't even know this version existed, now I want to see it.

@cannoir Serait ce de la moquerie par hasard ?

Non tu crois ? lol!

C'est le même scénario que dans le film avec I Bergman ?

@ml0iw9 Thanks for the background.

Anton Walbrook was an amazing creature.

Anton Walbrook! Be still, my beating heart. Now, THERE is a sexy man if I ever did see one. His screen presence is divine. Such an underrated actor on the whole and his mesmerising turn in The Red Shoes ranks amongst my all time favourite performances.

This film is hardly ever seen, even in England. The hollywood version is far inferior, and Walbrook is GREAT.

He's right - the original is much better.

thank you *so much* for uploading this! living in the u.s. i would not have gotten to see it otherwise. and how i love my tidbits of the lovely mr. fry.

Grrrrrrreat!