Preston Sturges

Unfaithfully Yours

Unfaithfully Yours

In this pitch-black comedy from legendary writer-director Preston Sturges, Rex Harrison stars as Sir Alfred De Carter, a world-famous symphony conductor consumed with the suspicion that his wife is having an affair. During a concert, the jealous De Carter entertains elaborate visions of vengeance, set to three separate orchestral works. But when he attempts to put his murderous fantasies into action, nothing works out quite as planned. A brilliantly performed mixture of razor-sharp dialogue and uproarious slapstick, Unfaithfully Yours is a true classic from a grand master of screen comedy.

Film Info

  • United States
  • 1948
  • 105 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 1.33:1
  • English
  • Spine #292

Special Features

  • High-definition digital transfer
  • Audio commentary by Sturges scholars James Harvey, Diane Jacobs, and Brian Henderson
  • Introduction by writer-director Terry Jones
  • Interview with Sturges’s widow Sandy Sturges
  • Rare production correspondence and stills
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Plus: a new essay by novelist Jonathan Lethem

    New cover by Michael Boland

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Special Features

  • High-definition digital transfer
  • Audio commentary by Sturges scholars James Harvey, Diane Jacobs, and Brian Henderson
  • Introduction by writer-director Terry Jones
  • Interview with Sturges’s widow Sandy Sturges
  • Rare production correspondence and stills
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Plus: a new essay by novelist Jonathan Lethem

    New cover by Michael Boland
Unfaithfully Yours
Cast
Rex Harrison
Sir Alfred De Carter
Linda Darnell
Daphne De Carter
Rudy Vallee
August Henshler
Barbara Lawrence
Barbara Henshler
Kurt Kreuger
Anthony Windborn
Lionel Stander
Hugo Standoff
Edgar Kennedy
Detective Sweeney
Alan Bridge
House Detective
Credits
Director
Preston Sturges
Written, produced, and directed by
Preston Sturges
Cinematography
Victor Milner
Editing
Robert Fritch
Art direction
Lyle Wheeler
Art direction
Joseph C. Wright
Musical direction
Alfred Newman
Sound
Roger Heman
Sound
Arthur L. Kirbach
Costume design
Bonnie Cashin

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