Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)

...Mother and daughter in love with the same man ... rivals in ruthlessness even to murder!

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1947-11-19
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 17 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 53min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Dudley Nichols
star 6.3/10
From 17 Ratings

Summary

Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.

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  • Rosalind Russell

    as Lavinia Mannon

  • Michael Redgrave

    as Orin Mannon

  • Raymond Massey

    as Ezra Mannon

  • Katina Paxinou

    as Christine Mannon

  • Kirk Douglas

    as Peter Niles

  • Leo Genn

    as Adam Brant

  • Nancy Coleman

    as Hazel Niles

  • Henry Hull

    as Seth Beckwith

  • Sara Allgood

    as Landlady

  • Thurston Hall

    as Dr. Blake

  • Walter Baldwin

    as Amos Ames

  • Elisabeth Risdon

    as Mrs. Hills

  • Erskine Sanford

    as Josiah Borden

  • Jimmy Conlin

    as Abner Small

  • Tito Vuolo

    as Joe Silva

  • Emma Dunn

    as Mrs. Borden

  • Nora Cecil

    as Louisa Ames

  • Marie Blake

    as Minnie Ames

  • Clem Bevans

    as Ira Mackel

  • André Charlot

    as Dr. Hamil (uncredited)

  • Robert Dudley

    as Chemist (uncredited)

  • Colin Kenny

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Marjorie Eaton

    as Woman at home (uncredited)

  • Broderick O'Farrell

    as Station master (uncredited)
Production Dudley Nichols Producer
Writing Eugene O'Neill Theatre Play
Directing Dudley Nichols Director
Sound Richard Hageman Music
Camera George Barnes Director of Photography
Writing Dudley Nichols Writer
Art Albert S. D'Agostino Art Direction
Crew Vernon L. Walker Special Effects
Sound Clem Portman Sound
Crew Russell A. Cully Special Effects
Art Maurice Yates Set Decoration
Editing Roland Gross Editor
Art William Flannery Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Travis Banton Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Gile Steele Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Gordon Bau Makeup Artist
Directing Harry Mancke Assistant Director
Sound Earl A. Wolcott Sound
Editing Chandler House Editor
Art Darrell Silvera Set Decoration
Sound C. Bakaleinikoff Music Director

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