The Razor's Edge (1946)
| Release Date | 19 November 1946 |
| Budget | $1,000,000 |
| Tagline | Hunger no love . . . woman . . . or wealth could satisfy! |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Language | English, French |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Melodrama, Romantic Drama |
| Mood | In a Minor Key |
| Themes | Home From the War, Love Triangles, Journey of Self-Discovery |
| Tones | Cerebral, Poignant, Downbeat, Somber, Literate |
| Tags | Alcoholism, Childhood Sweetheart, Death, Homecoming, Ideals, Man, Mentor, Morals, Mystic, Peace, Philosopher, Quest, Reunion, Spiritual, Truth, Values |
The Razor's Edge is the first film version of W. Somerset Maugham's 1944 novel. It was released in 1946 and stars Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, Herbert Marshall, supporting cast Lucile Watson, Frank Latimore and Elsa Lanchester. Marshall plays Somerset Maugham. The film was directed by Edmund Goulding.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Frank Latimore
Bob MacDonald
John Wengraf
Joseph - Gray & Isabel's Butler
Cecil Humphreys
Holy Man
Harry Pilcer
Specialty Dancer
Cobina Wright Sr.
Princess Novemali
George Adrian
Party Guest
Demetrius Alexis
Abbe
Olga Andre
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John Ardell
Banker
Frank Arnold
Miner, Taxi Driver
Juan Arzube
Man
Richard Avonde
Escort at First Nightclub
Claude Avray
Shopman in Sulka's
Louis Bacigalupi
Miner
Virginia Barnato
American Woman
Robert Barron
French Criminal Investigator
Claude Bayard
Sailor, News Vendor
Eugene Beday
Frenchman
Pati Behrs
Guest
Emile Bejaut
Butcher
Stanislaw Belski
Man at Bar
Carmen Beretta
Bistro Waitress
Walter Bonn
Elliott's Butler in Paris After Crash
Eugene Borden
Sea Captain
Jacques Boyjan
Corsican
George Brenner
Guest
Mary Brewer
Showgirl
Maurice Brierre
Frenchman
George Bruggeman
Mounted French Policeman
Frederic Brunn
French Porter
Paul Bryar
Frenchman
Joseph Burlando
Curé
Peter Camlin
Miner
Renee Carson
Sophie's Friend
Jaque Catelain
Shopman in Sulka's
David Cavendish
Guest
André Charlot
Bishop at Elliott's Deathbed
Jack Chefe
Guest
Gordon B. Clarke
Man in Sulka's
Louise Colombet
Concierge's Wife
Helene Copel
Girl at Boscogni's
Robert Cornell
Man
Franco Corsaro
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Noel Cravat
Russian Singer
Mary Currier
Secretary
Adolph Damotte
Chauffeur
Roberta Daniel
Party Guest
Eddie Das
Hindu
Alexis Davidoff
Headwaiter at Russian Café
George Davis
Concierge at Larry's Apartment Building
Jean De Briac
Lawyer
Paul De Corday
Information Clerk
Marcel De la Brosse
Conductor
Gene De Liere
Fat Man
Jean Del Val
Police Clerk
Harry Denny
Banker
Ray De Ravenne
Bartender
Henri DeSoto
Captain of Waiters
Marion De Sydow
Guest
Juan Duval
Miner
Gerald Echaverria
Doctor
Gale Entrekin
Sophie's Daughter
Edward Equinet
Doorman
Nestor Eristoff
Party Guest
Ben Erway
American Express Clerk
Joe Espitallier
French Policeman
Paul Everton
Banker
Fred Farrell
Man
John Farrell
Drunk
Bertha Feducha
French Girl
Robert Ford
Man
Leo Galitzine
Footman, Waiter at Boscogni's
Jack Gargan
Waiter
George Gastine
Doorman
Helen Giere
Housekeeper
Fred Godoy
Wine Waiter
Sol Gorss
Drunk
Dolores Graham
Adagio Dancer
Don Graham
Adagio Dancer
Fred Graham
Corsican joining fist fight
Marcelle Grandville
Woman Servant
Edna Mae Harris
Guest
Susan Hartmann
Isabel's Daughter
Jamiel Hasson
Man
Yvette Heap
Guest
Bert Hicks
Nightclub Patron
Jackson Jordan
Showgirl
Wanda Karska
Woman
Dorothy Kelly
Showgirl
Frank Kerbrat
Onlooker
Hassan Khayyam
Hindu
Ilia Khmara
Russian Waiter
Nicholas Kobliansky
Waiter at Russian Café
Theodore Kompanetz
Man
Edward Kover
Adagio Dancer
Serge Krizman
Party Guest
Yolanda Lacca
-
Isabel La Mal
Frenchwoman
Raymond Largay
Banker
Robert Laurent
Bistro Proprietor, Singer
Tony Laurent
Bistro Proprietor
Eddie Le Baron
Shopman
Henri Letondal
Police Inspector at Sophie's Death
Arthur Little Jr.
Man at Wedding
Manuel López
Frenchman
Jacques Lory
Doorman
Charles Loyal
Proprietor
Tanya Lupeea
Woman
Maurice Marsac
Maitre d'Hotel
Andre Marsaudon
Party Guest
Michael Mauree
Party Guest
George Mendoza
Man
Louis Mercier
Little Frenchman - Arab Quarter Guide
Ruth Miles
Adagio Dancer
Rene Mimieux
Concierge
Baldo Minuti
Waiter
Frances Morris
Nurse
Diana Mumby
Showgirl
Henri Muro
Concierge
Forbes Murray
Dr. Maturin
Joan Myles
Showgirl
George Navarro
-
Mayo Newhall
Kibitzer - Arab Lover
Robert Norwood
Priest
Suzanne O'Connor
Isabel's Daughter
Peggy O'Neill
Showgirl
Alfredo Palacios
Man
Manuel París
Customer
Helen Pasquelle
Proprietess of Mine Café
Marg Pemberton
Showgirl
Albert Petit
Albert - Book Dealer
Alex Pollard
Nightclub waiter with champagne
Albert Pollet
Man
Marie Rabasse
Flower Woman
Alfred Redgis
Chess Player
Frances Rey
Trollop
Loulette Sablon
Flower Woman's Daughter
Cosmo Sardo
-
Leonardo Scavino
Frenchman
Suzanne Schwing
Proprietor's Wife
Shushella Shakari
Arab Girl
Mario Siletti
Miner
Paul Singh
Hindu
Dina Smirnova
Party Guest
George Sorel
French Criminal Investigator
Aldo Spoldi
Miner
Lillian Stanford
Customer in Sulka's
Ann Staunton
-
Hermine Sterler
Nurse
Laura Stevens
Specialty Dancer
Adele St. Mauer
Nurse
Blanche Taylor
Showgirl
Dr. Ross Thompson
Doctor
Olga Marie Thunis
Guest
Willy Thunis
Frenchman
Nanette Vallon
-
Roger Valmy
Coco - Sophie's Jealous Lover
Tyra Vaughn
Showgirl
Odette Vigne
Woman in Nightclub
Jacques Villon
Waiter at Café Bal Du Chat, Man in Hotel Lobby
Betty Lou Volder
Showgirl
Jack Wagner
Guest
Basil Walker
Man
Joanee Wayne
Party Guest
Barrett Whitelaw
Banker
Crane Whitley
Frenchman
Marek Windheim
Waiter
Al Winters
Waiter
Bud Wolfe
Corsican
Frank Wolf
Nightclub Patron
Jack Young
Banker
Director
Edmund Goulding
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Writer
Lamar Trotti
Producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Arthur C. Miller
Editor
J. Watson Webb Jr.
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Art Director
Nathan Juran
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Set Decorator
Thomas Little
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Makeup Department
Production Manager
Raymond A. Klune
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Saul Wurtzel
assistant director
Art Department
Paul S. Fox
associate set decorator
Lady Elsie Mendl
technical advisor: sets
Sound Department
Alfred Bruzlin
sound
Roger Heman Sr.
sound
Special Effects
Fred Sersen
special photographic effects
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson
wardrobe
Music Department
Edward B. Powell
music arranger: orchestral arrangements
Other Crew
Paul Coze
technical researcher
Harry Pilcer
dances stager
Edmund Cunningham
technical advisor
Henri DeSoto
technical advisor
Ahmad Kamal
technical advisor: India sequences
George Leasim
technical advisor
Lal Chand Mehra
technical advisor
Harry Mendoza
technical advisor
Paul Singh
technical advisor: India sequences
Georges Varounis
technical advisor
Production Company
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Central Motion Picture Exchange
CBS/Fox
Fox Video
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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