Dodsworth (play)

His wife Fran, a shallow and vain woman obsessed with the notion of growing old, convinces her spouse Sam to sell his interest in the company and take her to Europe.

Searching for excitement in her life, she begins spending time with other men and eventually informs Sam that she's leaving him for a member of royalty.

While in Italy, Sam reunites with Edith Cortright, a widow he first met while en route to Europe via ship, and the two fall in love.

Jo Mielziner's scenic designs included settings in Zenith, London, Paris, Montreux, Berlin, Naples, and Bremen.

In his review in The New York Times, Brooks Atkinson said, "Among the virtues of Dodsworth, place Walter Huston foremost.