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Who played the retired automobile magnate in Dodsworth?
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William Wyler
William Wyler.
The retired automobile magnate in the 1936 film Dodsworth was played by Walter Huston. Huston received an Academy Award nomination for best actor for his performance, in which he reprised his role from the Broadway stage production.12