Mourning Becomes Electra
US (1947): Drama
Eugene O'Neill's updated version of the Orestaia. In New England, after the American Civil War, a war-weary Agamem-- er, Ezra Mannon (Raymond Massey) comes home to his unhappy wife, Christine (Katina Paxinou), and loving daughter, Lavinia (Rosalind Russell). But Lavinia's ex-suitor, Adam Brant (Leo Genn), has become Christine's lover, and together Adam and Christine plot to poison Ezra. When they succeed, Lavinia turns to her brother Orin (Michael Redgrave) to help bring the lovers to justice, but when they succeed, Orin goes mad and his suicide note may come between Lavinia and her new suitor, Peter Niles (Kirk Douglas). Written and directed by Dudley Nichols for RKO. (IMDb)
2 nominations
· Actor 1947: Michael Redgrave
· Actress 1947: Rosalind Russell