East Lynne (1931)
March 1, 1931Release Date
East Lynne (1931)
March 1, 1931Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Ann Harding
Lady Isabella
Clive Brook
Capt. William Levison
Conrad Nagel
Robert Carlyle
Cecilia Loftus
Cornelia Carlyle
Beryl Mercer
Joyce
O. P. Heggie
Lord Mount Severn
Flora Sheffield
Barbara Hare
David Torrence
Sir Richard Hare
Wally Albright
William as a Boy
Ronnie Cosby
William as a Child
Eric Mayne
Doctor
May Beatty
Charity Bazaar Committee
Nora Cecil
Charity Bazaar Committee
Tom Ricketts
Rev. Hartley
Wilhelm von Brincken
Prussian Officer
Frank Lloyd
Director
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East Lynne is a 1931 American pre-Code film version of Ellen Wood's eponymous 1861 novel, which was adapted by Tom Barry and Bradley King and directed by Frank Lloyd. (The adaptation was sufficiently different from Wood's original novel that the screenplay was in turn novelized for a Grosset and Dunlap Photoplay Edition by Arline de Haas.) The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture but lost to RKO-Radio's Cimarron. East Lynne is a melodrama starring Ann Harding, Clive Brook, Conrad Nagel and Cecilia Loftus.
Only one print of the film is known to exist, though bootleg DVD copies exist minus the final scene. This print is in good shape, although several frames have an "X" on them, indicating they were to be removed in the film editing stage. One frame has a "crosshairs" on it, while several frames have ink marks. People may view the film at University of California Los Angeles's Instructional Media Lab, Powell Library, after arranging an appointment. The film's copyright was renewed, so will not fall into the public domain until 2027.The film is the third adaptation of the book produced by Fox. Previous versions are the 1916 release with Theda Bara and the one in 1925 starring Alma Rubens.