East Lynne (1931 film)
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A film version of East Lynne
. The movie was adapted from the novel by Tom Barry
and Bradley King
and directed by Frank Lloyd
. The film is a melodrama starring Ann Harding
, Clive Brook, Conrad Nagel
and Cecilia Loftus
. Only one copy of the film is known to exist.
This print is in good shape, although several frames have an "X" on them, indicating they were to be removed in the film editing stage. One frame has a "crosshairs" on it while several frames have ink marks.
People may view the film at UCLA's Instructional Media Lab, Powell Library, after arranging an appointment.
East Lynne
East Lynne is an English sensation novel of 1861 by Ellen Wood. East Lynne was a Victorian bestseller. It is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible plot, centering on infidelity and double identities...
. The movie was adapted from the novel by Tom Barry
Tom Barry (screenwriter)
Tom Barry was a vaudeville sketch writer, playwright and screenwriter. In 1929 he was nominated for two Oscars for Best Screenplay, for "In Old Arizona" and "The Valiant"....
and Bradley King
Bradley King
Bradley King was an American screenwriter and the wife of a director John Griffith Wray. She wrote a script to 56 films.- Selected filmography :* Anna Christie * Drag * Son of the Gods * Maid of Salem...
and directed by Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd was a film director, scriptwriter and producer...
. The film is a melodrama starring Ann Harding
Ann Harding
Ann Harding was an American theatre, motion picture, radio, and television actress.-Early years:Born Dorothy Walton Gatley at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, to George G. Gatley and Elizabeth "Bessie" Crabb. The daughter of a career army officer, she traveled often during her early life...
, Clive Brook, Conrad Nagel
Conrad Nagel
Conrad Nagel was an American screen actor and matinee idol of the silent film era and beyond. He was also a well-known television actor and radio performer.-Biography:...
and Cecilia Loftus
Cecilia Loftus
Cecilia "Cissie" or "Cissy" Loftus was a Scottish actress, singer, mimic, vaudevillian and music hall performer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.-Family:...
. Only one copy of the film is known to exist.
This print is in good shape, although several frames have an "X" on them, indicating they were to be removed in the film editing stage. One frame has a "crosshairs" on it while several frames have ink marks.
People may view the film at UCLA's Instructional Media Lab, Powell Library, after arranging an appointment.
Cast
- Ann HardingAnn HardingAnn Harding was an American theatre, motion picture, radio, and television actress.-Early years:Born Dorothy Walton Gatley at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, to George G. Gatley and Elizabeth "Bessie" Crabb. The daughter of a career army officer, she traveled often during her early life...
as Lady Isabella - Clive Brook as Captain William Levison
- Conrad NagelConrad NagelConrad Nagel was an American screen actor and matinee idol of the silent film era and beyond. He was also a well-known television actor and radio performer.-Biography:...
as Robert Carlyle (named changed from Archibald Carlyle in the book) - Cecilia LoftusCecilia LoftusCecilia "Cissie" or "Cissy" Loftus was a Scottish actress, singer, mimic, vaudevillian and music hall performer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.-Family:...
as Cornelia Carlyle - Beryl MercerBeryl MercerBeryl Mercer was a Spanish-born American-based actress of the 1920s and 1930s.Born to British parents in Seville, Beryl Mercer was best-known for her motherly roles in film and regularly appeared as a grandmother or cook or maid in some high profile films...
as Joyce - O.P. HeggieO.P. HeggieO.P. Heggie was an Australian film and theatre actor working in the United States.-Theatre:Before becoming a film actor, he appeared in numerous Broadway-theatre productions in New York City, New York.-Film:...
as Lord Mount Severn - Flora Sheffield as Barbara Hare
- David TorrenceDavid TorrenceDavid Torrence was a Scottish-born film actor. His birth name was David Tayson. He appeared in 104 films between 1913 and 1953. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame....
as Sir Richard Hare - J. Gunnis Davis as Dodson, the Butler (uncredited)
- Eric Mayne as Doctor
- Ronnie Cosby as William as a child
- Wallie Albright as William as a boy
External links
- http://bestpicturederby.blogspot.com/2009/02/east-lynne-1931.html
- http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0DEFDC143AEE3ABC4951DFB466838A629EDE
- http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=73829&atid=5339