‘Gaslight’ opens in New York City 70 years ago today (May 4 1944)


Video: 'Gaslight' (trailer)

(Thursday, May 4, 1944)Gaslight, a mystery-thriller film about a newlywed who fears she’s going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion, opened today at the Capitol in New York City.

Directed by George Cukor, the film starred Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Dame May Whitty and Angela Lansbury.