East Lynne

6.2(15)19311h 42m

Drama

The refined Lady Isabel Carlisle, after leaving her family and enduring nearly a decade of hardships, learns that her son has fallen ill. Despite being nearly blinded as the result of an explosion, she returns home to see her son again.

Director

Frank Lloyd

Cast

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

Claude King

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

2y ago

6.0

Much is made of the physical history of this film. The fact that it's only decent copy lies safely in the vaults of UCLA but I wonder if maybe that's not the best place for this rather unremarkable melodrama? The story centres around "Isabella" (Ann Harding) who marries "Sir Robert" (Conrad Nagel) who accepts her son but his sister "Cornelia" (Cecilie Loftus) doesn't. She now gets up to a bit of m...