Mourning Becomes Electra.

Illicit love, twisted emotions, and insanity are the motivating forces in this tragedy; suicide and murder, its main events; the socially prominent Mannon family, the principal characters. The setting is Massachusetts in the post-Civil War period.

Credits

Directed by
Dudley Nichols
Written by
Dudley Nichols, Eugene O'Neill
Cast
Sara Allgood, Blossom Rock, Michael Redgrave, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Coleman, Katina Paxinou, Rosalind Russell, Tito Vuolo, Elisabeth Risdon, Clem Bevans, Erskine Sanford, Jimmy Conlin, Thurston Hall, Emma Dunn, Raymond Massey, Leo Genn, Henry Hull, Nora Cecil …
Produced by
Dudley Nichols
Cinematography
George Barnes
Music
Richard Hageman
Edited by
Roland Gross

Copyright

Complete catalog record
MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1947. 175 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the play by Eugene O'Neill. Summary: Illicit love, twisted emotions, and insanity are the motivating forces in this tragedy; suicide and murder, its main events; the socially prominent Mannon family, the principal characters. The setting is Massachusetts in the post-Civil War period. Credits: Producer and director, Dudley Nichols, in association with The Theatre Guild, Inc.; music director, C. Bakaleinikoff; music, Richard Hageman; orchestra arrangements, Lucien Cailliet; film editors, Roland Gross, Chandler House. Cast: Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou, Leo Genn. © RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 19Nov47; LP1583.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q775988 ↗ — creator, country, genre, credits
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright