The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935 film)

Mystery of Edwin Drood
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Directed by	Stuart Walker
Written by	Leopold Atlas John L. Balderston Charles Dickens (original novel) Bradley King Gladys Unger
Starring	Claude Rains Douglass Montgomery Heather Angel David Manners
Cinematography	George Robinson
Edited by	Edward Curtiss
Music by	Edward Ward
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 4, 1935 (1935-02-04)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Mystery of Edwin Drood is a 1935 film directed by Stuart Walker and starring Claude Rains in the role of the villainous John Jasper. It is the third film adaptation and first sound film version of Charles Dickens's unfinished novel of the same name. Filmed by Universal Pictures, it co-stars Douglass Montgomery and Valerie Hobson (the future Estella of David Lean's 1946 Great Expectations), and featured David Manners as Edwin Drood. Stuart Walker had previously directed a little-known 1934 film adaptation of Great Expectations. The film's script provides an ending to the original unfinished novel, solving the mystery of the fate of Edwin Drood.

Mystery of Edwin Drood marks Claude Rains' only appearance in a Charles Dickens film.

Cast

• Claude Rains as John Jasper
• David Manners as Edwin Drood
• Heather Angel as Rosa Bud
• Valerie Hobson as Helna Landless
• E.E. Clive as Mayor Sapsea
• Francis L. Sullivan as The Rev. Mister Crisparkle
• Douglass Montgomery as Neville Landless
• Walter Kingsford as Mr. Grewgious
• Zeffie Tilbury as Princess Puffer

External links

• Mystery of Edwin Drood at IMDb
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood at AllMovie
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood at the TCM Movie Database