ronald colman play a famous broadway actor who have begin to lose his mind and sense of identity . after year of play a wide range of part and he can not remember who he exactly be who be his role and who be the self . and and much more serious and he begin to see and hear his play even in regular everyday life . so and since he currently play in othello and he begin to act jealous and suspicious just like the title character . ultimately and it lead him to the depth of insanity and murder . i saw this film year ago and like it . i just saw it again and love it . now perhaps some of my enthusiasm be because i have always like ronald colman and this be a great triumph for him and for which he earn the best actor oscar . and and look at the competition that year ( gregory peck for gentleman agreement and john garfield for body and soul and william powell for life with father and michael redgrave for mourn becomes electra ) and i think colman be a very good choice and a he stretch from his usual comfort zone and do a much more demanding role . now i notice that one reviewer hat this film because they hat shakespeare and this take up about half their review talk about their dislike for him . however and this film isn not really about shakespeare and and it doesn not matter at all if you dislike shakespeare . i be no huge fan of shakespeare and but marvel at the small portion of the play that colman re enact though and a i say and this be not a really movie about shakespeare . instead and it a wonderful portrait of an actor lose his mind and mix his stage role with reality . it could have be any play and though othello be an excellent choice because of the murder scene which get act out for real later in the film . overall and a very clever film due to a lovely script with some overtone of film noir . fortunately and the acting be terrific also and a colman have excellent support from signe hasso and shelly winter and edmond obrien ( who be particularly good he play his part just right ) . and and consider the great george cukor be direct and it no wonder it a wonderful film from start to finish .