Mourning Becomes Electra
17 reviews
Drama
2h 53m
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...
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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.
- DirectorDudley Nichols
- Release19 November 1947
- GenreDrama
- Duration2h 53m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate17 reviews
- Productions
RKO Radio Pictures
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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