History Trivia / Gaslight

* TropeNamer: For {{Gaslighting}}.

* StarMakingRole: The Latin American Spanish dub is this for the ''entire'' voice acting industry of that region despite being made in New York in the U.S, since it was, technically speaking, the very first Latin American Spanish dub shown in theaters, through it features Mexican voice actors.[[note]]The very first Spanish dub with Mexican voice actors was ''Film/BroadwayMelody'' in 1922, followed by ''Film/RioRita'' in 1929, and ''Film/ShanghaiLady'' in the same year. However, those dubbed versions are considered lost, only archived infomation retrieved from Universal Pictures in the U.S. that proved the existance of those dubs. The same goes with the voice casts of those dubs. This is also the only Latin American Spanish dub done in Mexico from that era that is still kept and shown in TV to this date.[[/note]]

* AFIS100Years100Thrills: #78
* AwesomeDearBoy: Ingrid Bergman persuaded David O Selznick to allow Charles Boyer to star alongside her, despite his contract [[BillingDisplacement stipulating top billing]], because she really wanted to work with him.

** Angela Lansbury also wore platform shoes in order to appear taller and more sinister in her scenes with Paula.

* UnbuiltCastingType: For the first few years of her career, Angela Lansbury was often cast as antagonistic "venal bitches" (to quote her). In her first film, Nancy is specifically planted there by Gregory to be someone who disagrees with Paula and create conflict - but she's ultimately innocent of any wrongdoing.
* UnderageCasting: Angela Lansbury was only seventeen (and turned eighteen during filming) playing Nancy, who is implied to be several years older.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The rights were first bought by Columbia Pictures, who wanted Creator/IreneDunne as Paula. When it was sold to MGM, they initially wanted Hedy Lamarr. Ingrid Bergman was initially reluctant to play such a vulnerable character, but came to love the part. There were rumours that Greer Garson would replace her if she couldn't be loaned out.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: A meta example. As Angela Lansbury was only seventeen during filming, the scene where she lights a cigarette couldn't be filmed until her eighteenth birthday

* FakeBrit: Creator/JosephCotten as Brian is NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent when using his own courtly Virginia accent to play a Scotland Yard detective.

* ThrowItIn: Ingrid Bergman studied several patients at a mental hospital to prepare for the role. She was drawn to one woman in particular, and ended up using many of her quirks and mannerisms in the film.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The rights were first bought by Columbia Pictures, who wanted Irene Dunne as Paula. When it was sold to MGM, they initially wanted Hedy Lamarr. Ingrid Bergman was initially reluctant to play such a vulnerable character, but came to love the part. There were rumours that Greer Garson would replace her if she couldn't be loaned out.

* EnforcedMethodActing: George Cukor would begin a daily practice of recapping the film's plot up until the scenes that were being shot on that particular day - as the film was not shot in order and it required Ingrid Bergman to change over time. She was annoyed with this at first and he stopped. But when others noted a drop in acting quality, they agreed to start doing it again.

* TropeNamer: For {{Gaslighting}}.

* FakeBrit: Creator/JosephCotten as Brian is NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent when using his own courtly Virginia accent to play a Scotland Yard detective.