Peter Ibbetson

Love... born in the simple hearts of children... loving gloriously... triumphant through the years!

6.9
19351h 28m

Production

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When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project with the Duke and Duchess of Towers. When Peter and the duchess become great friends, she reveals that she is Mary — but the duke soon suspects his wife of infidelity and challenges Peter to a duel, threatening the pair's second chance.

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Cast

Photo of Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Peter Ibbetson

Photo of Ann Harding

Ann Harding

Mary, Duchess of Towers

Photo of John Halliday

John Halliday

The Duke of Towers

Photo of Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Colonel Forsythe

Photo of Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Dorian

Photo of Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Mr. Slade

Photo of Christian Rub

Christian Rub

Major Duquesnois

Photo of Robert Adair

Robert Adair

Prisoner (uncredited)

Photo of Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Judge (uncredited)

Photo of Ambrose Barker

Ambrose Barker

Clerk (uncredited)

Photo of Marcelle Corday

Marcelle Corday

Maid (uncredited)

Photo of Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Guard (uncredited)

Photo of Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Nun (uncredited)

Photo of Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Prisoner (uncredited)

Photo of Marguerite Namara

Marguerite Namara

Madame Ginghi (uncredited)

Photo of Martha O'Driscoll

Martha O'Driscoll

Girl (uncredited)

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Reviews

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CinemaSerf

6/10

Gary Cooper proves that there is a great deal more to his acting than spurs and saddles in this adaptation of George Du Maurier's fantasy drama. He portrays the eponymous character who after many years as a youth of dithering (Act 1), becomes an architect who lands a plum job refurbishing the stables on the estate of the wealthy "Duke of Towers" (John Holiday) (Act 2). After a fairly frosty start, he and the "Duchess" (Ann Harding) fall in love, a relationship of which the Duke is not entirely unaware. An altercation ensues, the "Duke" is killed and "Ibbetson" is jailed for the crime. What follows next (Act 3) is an ethereal intrigue as they live what's left of their lives as though joined in a dream. The score and direction provide for an atmospheric, romantic and quirky story that is still worth a watch 85 years on.

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