Watch The Picture Of Dorian Gray (1945) Free Online

Release Date: 1945

Cast: Peter Lawford, Richard Fraser, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, Douglas Walton, George Sanders, Reginald Owen, Hurd Hatfield

Categories: Movies, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Horror, Supernatural, Costume drama, Period piece, Fantasy, Film adaptation

The Picture of Dorian Gray is an American horror-drama film based on Oscar Wilde's 1891 novel of the same name. Released in March 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film is directed by Albert Lewin and stars George Sanders as Lord Henry Wotton and Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray. Shot primarily in black-and-white, the film features two inserts in 3-strip Technicolor of Dorian's portrait as a special effect (one of his portrait's original state, and the second after a major period of degeneracy). Dorian Gray is a handsome, wealthy young man living in 19th century London. While generally... MORE

The Picture of Dorian Gray is an American horror-drama film based on Oscar Wilde's 1891 novel of the same name. Released in March 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film is directed by Albert Lewin and stars George Sanders as Lord Henry Wotton and Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray. Shot primarily in black-and-white, the film features two inserts in 3-strip Technicolor of Dorian's portrait as a special effect (one of his portrait's original state, and the second after a major period of degeneracy). Dorian Gray is a handsome, wealthy young man living in 19th century London. While generally intelligent, he is naive and easily manipulated. These faults lead to his spiral into sin and, ultimately, misery. While posing for a painting by his friend Basil, Dorian meets Basil's friend Lord Henry Wotton. Wotton is cynical and witty, and tells Dorian that the only life worth living is one dedicated entirely to pleasure. After Wotton convinces Dorian that youth and beauty will bring him everything he desires, Dorian openly wishes that his portrait could age instead of him. He makes this statement in the presence of a certain Egyptian statue, which supposedly has the power to grant wishes. Dorian LESS