Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
...Mother and daughter in love with the same man ... rivals in ruthlessness even to murder!
159 min
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.
- Release date
- November 19, 1947
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Rosalind Russell as Lavinia Mannon
- Michael Redgrave as Orin Mannon
- Raymond Massey as Ezra Mannon
- Katina Paxinou as Christine Mannon
- Leo Genn as Adam Brant
- Kirk Douglas as Peter Niles
- Nancy Coleman as Hazel Niles
- Henry Hull as Seth Beckwith
- Sara Allgood as Landlady
- Thurston Hall as Dr. Blake
Crew
- Dudley Nichols · Director
- Eugene O'Neill · Writer
- Dudley Nichols · Producer
- Richard Hageman · Composer
- George Barnes · Cinematographer
- Roland Gross · Editor
- Chandler House · Editor
- William Flannery · Production designer