The Picture of Dorian Gray is an American horror-drama film based on the 1891 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, which was the only novel he released. Released in March 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film is directed by Albert Lewin and stars George Sanders as Lord Henry Wotton and Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray. The film was mainly shot in black and white, but featured stunning 3-strip Technicolor inserts for effect (primarily shots of Dorian's portrait in various stages of decay). Jack Dawn created the make-up for Dorian's final dissolute appearance.

In late Victorian London, a beautiful young man is given a portrait of himself by an admiring artist. Soon after this he treats a young woman cruelly and then notices that his portrait seems to look meaner than it used to. Eventually he cannot endure the portrait and hides it in the attic. As the years pass, he becomes ever more unscrupulous and dissolute. His friends remark how he is as handsome as ever and never seems to age. But up in the attic his picture becomes uglier and uglier. Written by Paul Emmons

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is faithfully based on Oscar Wilde's infamous novel about vanity and depravity set in London, England in the 1890's. Dorian Gray is a young man known for his kindness and innocence as well as his stunning looks. After sitting for a portrait by the great painter Basil Hallward, Dorian makes an impulsive wish. He vows to sell his soul if he could remain as he was the day the painting was finished and that the painting would bear the scars of aging and his sins. The wish comes true. Dorians initial horror gives way to a descent into greater and greater acts of depravity that culminates in the murder of the artist and Dorian's own destruction. Written by Deborah Warner

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is the classic tale of vanity written by Oscar Wilde updated and adapted by Duncan Roy. Artist Basil Hallward has become obsessed with Dorian Gray whose beauty is the focus of a new portrait/installation. When the young Dorian sees the installation for the first time he resents the portrait wishing it would grow old and ugly instead of him. Henry is the cynical, intellectual friend and agent of Basil Hallward who befriends Dorian in spite of his friendship with Basil. Henry is responsible for Dorian's transformation from angel to devil. Written by Anonymous

Handsome, young, but morally corrupt Dorian Gray has his portrait made. As the years pass, he does not age, but evidence of his sins are apparent in his portrait, which grows uglier with each transgression. He keeps it safely hidden in the attic. But his mysterious behavior and ageless appearance begin to attract suspicion. Written by John Oswalt

Innocent young Dorian Gray has his portrait painted by a close friend. Soon after, under the influence of amoral Lord Henry Wotton, he jilts his fiancee, leading to her suicide. This is the start of a life of increasing debauchery, Gray realising that the outward signs of this are apparent only in the portrait. Eventually the picture, secreted in his childhood playroom, becomes almost hideous to behold. But Gray still has one pure love - Gladys, the niece of the original painter. Written by Jeremy Perkins