Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
Release: 1947-11-19
·Runtime: 173m
·★ 6.0
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Kirk Douglas
as Peter Niles
Henry Hull
as Seth Beckwith
Sara Allgood
as Landlady
Thurston Hall
as Dr. Blake
Nora Cecil
as Louisa Ames
Raymond Massey
as Ezra Mannon
Leo Genn
as Adam Brant
Elisabeth Risdon
as Mrs. Hills
Jimmy Conlin
as Abner Small
Tito Vuolo
as Joe Silva
Marie Blake
as Minnie Ames
Clem Bevans
as Ira Mackel
Colin Kenny
as Policeman (uncredited)
Erskine Sanford
as Josiah Borden
Nancy Coleman
as Hazel Niles
Walter Baldwin
as Amos Ames
Emma Dunn
as Mrs. Borden
André Charlot
as Dr. Hamil (uncredited)
Marjorie Eaton
as Woman at home (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
as Station master (uncredited)
Rosalind Russell
as Lavinia Mannon
Robert Dudley
as Chemist (uncredited)
Michael Redgrave
as Orin Mannon
Katina Paxinou
as Christine Mannon
