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Mourning Becomes Electra

6.0 173 mins Drama   1947
RKO Radio Pictures  
Director(s): Dudley Nichols

Release Date: 19 Wed, Nov 1947

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.

Casts of Mourning Becomes Electra

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)

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