An elaborate adaptation of Dickens' classic tale of the French Revolution. Dissipated lawyer Sydney Carton defends emigre Charles Darnay from charges of spying against England. He becomes enamored of Darnay's fiancée, Lucie Manette, and agrees to help her save Darnay from the guillotine when he is captured by Revolutionaries in Paris.
| Release Date: | Dec 1935 |
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| Genre: | Drama / History / Romance / War |
| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. |
| Cast: | Ronald Colman (Sydney Carton), Elizabeth Allan (Lucie Manette), Edna May Oliver (Miss Pross), Reginald Owen (Stryver), Basil Rathbone (Marquis St. Evremonde), Blanche Yurka (Madame De Farge), Henry B. Walthall (Dr. Manette), Donald Woods (Charles Darnay), Walter Catlett (Barsad), Fritz Leiber (Gaspard), H.B. Warner (Gabelle), Mitchell Lewis (Ernest De Farge), Claude Gillingwater (Jarvis Lorry), Billy Bevan (Jerry Cruncher), Isabel Jewell (Seamstress), Lucille La Verne (The Vengeance), Tully Marshall (Woodcutter), Fay Chaldecott (Little Lucy), Eily Malyon (Mrs. Cruncher), E.E. Clive (Judge in Old Bailey), Lawrence Grant (Prosecutor in 'Old Bailey'), Robert Warwick (Judge at Tribunal), Ralf Harolde (Prosecutor), John Davidson (Morveau), Tom Ricketts (Tellson Jr), Donald Haines (Jerry Cruncher Jr.), Barlowe Borland (Jacques), Norman Ainsley (Tom, Coach Driver on the Dover Road...), Richard Alexander (Executioner (uncredited)), Jimmy Aubrey (Innkeeper (uncredited)), Barbara Barondess (Female Aristocrat about to be...), May Beatty (Aristocrat (uncredited)), Burr Caruth (Guillotine Seller (uncredited)), Frank Dawson (Clerk (uncredited)), Nigel De Brulier (Aristocrat (uncredited)), Chappell Dossett (Priest at Wedding (uncredited)), Frank Dunn (Official (uncredited)), Harold Entwistle (Clerk (uncredited)), Sam Flint (Aristocrat (uncredited)), Christian J. Frank (Headsman (uncredited)), Sig Frohlich (Gentleman (uncredited)), Dale Fuller (Old Hag (uncredited)), Winter Hall (Aristocrat (uncredited)), Forrester Harvey (Joe (uncredited)), Edward Hearn (Leader (Bastille) (uncredited)), Ramsay Hill (Aristocrat (uncredited)), Billy House (Border Guard (uncredited)), Boyd Irwin (Aristocrat (uncredited)), Walter Kingsford (Victor (uncredited)), Marion Lessing (Aristocrat (uncredited)), James T. Mack (Clerk (uncredited)), Frank Mayo (Jailer (uncredited)), Cyril McLaglen (Guillotine Operator (uncredited)), Torben Meyer (Lackey #1 (uncredited)), John Miltern (Clerk (uncredited)), Edward Peil Sr. (Cartwright (uncredited)), Tempe Pigott (Old Hag (uncredited)), Rolfe Sedan (Condemned Dandy (uncredited)), C. Montague Shaw (Chief Registrar (uncredited)) |