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6.05/10

Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)

NR | 2 Hours 53 Minutes

Drama

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.

Director: Dudley Nichols

Writer: Dudley Nichols

The Cast

Rosalind Russell

Lavinia Mannon

Michael Redgrave

Orin Mannon

Raymond Massey

Ezra Mannon

Katina Paxinou

Christine Mannon

Kirk Douglas

Peter Niles

Leo Genn

Adam Brant

Nancy Coleman

Hazel Niles

Henry Hull

Seth Beckwith

Sara Allgood

Landlady

Thurston Hall

Dr. Blake

Walter Baldwin

Amos Ames

Elisabeth Risdon

Mrs. Hills

Erskine Sanford

Josiah Borden

Jimmy Conlin

Abner Small

Tito Vuolo

Joe Silva

Emma Dunn

Mrs. Borden

Nora Cecil

Louisa Ames

Marie Blake

Minnie Ames

Clem Bevans

Ira Mackel

André Charlot

Dr. Hamil (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

Chemist (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Policeman (uncredited)

Marjorie Eaton

Woman at home (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

Station master (uncredited)

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