East Lynne (1931)
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57% of users liked it
(81 ratings)
Whenever a vaudeville comic of the 1920s wanted to get a quick laugh, he'd announce to his audience "Next Week: East Lynne." To many playgoers, this hoary stage adaptation of Mrs. Henry Wood's 1861 novel represented the height of Victorian nonesuch. Still, there were several silent… More Whenever a vaudeville comic of the 1920s wanted to get a quick laugh, he'd announce to his audience "Next Week: East Lynne." To many playgoers, this hoary stage adaptation of Mrs. Henry Wood's 1861 novel represented the height of Victorian nonesuch. Still, there were several silent film versions of East Lynne, all of which made money. 1931 yielded no fewer than two adaptations, one set in modern times and retitled Ex-Flame. Fox Studios' version restored the original title and the 1860s setting, but couldn't do much with that creaky plot. Ann Harding portrays Lady Isabel Carlisle, who nearly a decade of family hardships learns that her son has fallen ill. Despite being nearly blind as the result of a bomb explosion, Lady Carlisle returns home to see her son one last time--just before dying herself. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Lloyd
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 1, 1931 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
Mr. Brook acts with his usual restraint. Miss Loftus is capital as the sinister Cornelia.
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Variety Staff, Variety
An excellent piece of work in taking a legendary meller play and transposing it into a screen drama of strength and charm.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Good cast rises above the extravagantly emotional and sentimental material.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Ann Hardin gives a solid performance in this melodrama about a woman who goes blind after being deserted.
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Cast
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Ann Harding
as Lady Isabella
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Clive Brook
as Capt. Levinson
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Conrad Nagel
as Robert Carlyle
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Cecilia Loftus
as Cornelia Carlyle
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Beryl Mercer
as Joyce
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O.P. Heggie
as Earl of Mount Severn
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Wally Albright
as William as a Boy
- Robert Bolder
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Ronnie Cosbey
as William as a Baby
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Gunnis Davis
as Dodson
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Eric Mayne
as Doctor
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David Torrence
as Sir Richard Hare
