Virtual Movie Nights

General Information

Feature:  The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

Rated Approved, 1hr 50min, Period Drama, Supernatural Horror

WHEN:  September 4, 2026, 7:00 PM Central Time

You may join in starting at 7:00 PM for the pre-movie social time with song games, jokes, and plenty of argle-bargle. Movie starts at 8:00 PM. Discussion and trivia will follow immediately after the movie. iBUG Night at the Movies is the audio track (no video) with audio description. Please share with others that may be interested.
 
Storyline:

In 1886, in Victorian London, the corrupt Lord Henry Wotton (George Sanders) meets the pure Dorian Gray (Hurd Hatfield) posing for talented painter Basil Hallward (Lowell Gilmore). Basil paints Dorian's portrait and gives the beautiful painting and an Egyptian sculpture of a cat to him, while Henry corrupts his mind and soul, telling him that Dorian should seek pleasure in life. Dorian wishes that his portrait could age instead of him. Dorian goes to a side show in the Two Turtles in the poor neighborhood of London, and he falls in love with singer Sibyl Vane (Dame Angela Lansbury). Dorian decides to marry her and tells Lord Henry, who convinces him to test the honor of Sibyl. Dorian Gray leaves Sibyl and travels abroad, and when he returns to London, Lord Henry tells him that Sibyl committed suicide for love. Throughout the years, Dorian's friends age while he is still the same, but his picture discloses his evilness and corruptive life. Can he still have salvation, or is his soul trapped in the doomed painting?

Director:  Albert Lewin

Writers:  Albert Lewin, Oscar Wilde

Stars:  George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury

Won 1 Oscar, 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Review:  https://18cinemalane.com/2021/09/12/take-3-the-picture-of-dorian-gray-1945-review/      

Where: on Zoom

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