Mourning Becomes Electra
19/11/1947
3h



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.
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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