1935·Drama·1h 27m
7.0
★
A choirmaster addicted to opium and obsessed with a beautiful young woman will stop at nothing to possess her.
Directed by Stuart Walker
based on novel or book
obsession
arranged marriage
murder
unrequited love
storm
false accusations
guardian
disguise
guilt
nephew
presumed dead
tomb
missing person
addict
bell tower
opium den
orphan siblings
romantic rival
singing in choir
rumors
temper
music lessons
brother and sister
cemetary
IMDB
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Cast
Claude Rains
John Jasper
Douglass Montgomery
Neville Landless
Heather Angel
Rosa Bud
Valerie Hobson
Helena Landless
David Manners
Edwin Drood
Francis L. Sullivan
Rev. Mr. Crisparkle
Zeffie Tilbury
The Opium Woman
Ethel Griffies
Miss Twinkleton
E. E. Clive
Sapsea
Walter Kingsford
Grewgious
Forrester Harvey
Durdles
George Ernest
Deputy
Crew
Stuart Walker
Director
John L. Balderston
Screenplay
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Producer
Otto Lederer
Makeup Artist
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Carl Laemmle
Presenter
Charles Dickens
Novel
Bradley King
Adaptation
Phil Karlson
Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
Eclectic Sorcerer
6.0★ · 08/08/24
I still dont know the solve to the mystery lol
I still dont know the solve to the mystery lol
Eclectic Sorcerer
6.0★ · 08/08/24
I still dont know the solve to the mystery lol
I still dont know the solve to the mystery lol
Max Kowalski
3.0★ · 05/02/21
“The cramped monotony of my existence grinds me away.”
Oof! I feel that one, pal.
Ok, let’s first get out of the way that Dickens died before he could finish writing Edwin Drood, which explains why all the movie adaptations are kinda messy.
This is definitely no exception... although theres some good lines occasionally, and some fun shots, but Claude Rains is playing Jasper so stodgy in temperament rather than a junkie losing control. I see a lot of praise for his performance in the reviews but he never seems particularly passionate or particularly menacing to me. I mean, if they wanted to hide the “twist” they should have made him more exuberant. I’m sure a lot of it was regulations. On the opposite end though Heather Angel was surprisingly charming. And, because Dickens, it is a Christmas movie. Dickens and Shane Black both suffer from *christmasitus.
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Oof! I feel that one, pal.
Ok, let’s first get out of the way that Dickens died before he could finish writing Edwin Drood, which explains why all the movie adaptations are kinda messy.
This is definitely no exception... although theres some good lines occasionally, and some fun shots, but Claude Rains is playing Jasper so stodgy in temperament rather than a junkie losing control. I see a lot of praise for his performance in the reviews but he never seems particularly passionate or particularly menacing to me. I mean, if they wanted to hide the “twist” they should have made him more exuberant. I’m sure a lot of it was regulations. On the opposite end though Heather Angel was surprisingly charming. And, because Dickens, it is a Christmas movie. Dickens and Shane Black both suffer from *christmasitus.
*
“The cramped monotony of my existence grinds me away.”
Oof! I feel that one, pal.
Ok, let’s first get out of the way that Dickens died before he could finish writing Edwin Drood, which explains why all the movie adaptations are kinda messy.
This is definitely no exception... although theres some good lines occasionally, and some fun shots, but Claude Rains is playing Jasper so stodgy in temperament rather than a junkie losing control. I see a lot of praise for his performance in the reviews but he never seems particularly passionate or particularly menacing to me. I mean, if they wanted to hide the “twist” they should have made him more exuberant. I’m sure a lot of it was regulations. On the opposite end though Heather Angel was surprisingly charming. And, because Dickens, it is a Christmas movie. Dickens and Shane Black both suffer from *christmasitus.
*
Oof! I feel that one, pal.
Ok, let’s first get out of the way that Dickens died before he could finish writing Edwin Drood, which explains why all the movie adaptations are kinda messy.
This is definitely no exception... although theres some good lines occasionally, and some fun shots, but Claude Rains is playing Jasper so stodgy in temperament rather than a junkie losing control. I see a lot of praise for his performance in the reviews but he never seems particularly passionate or particularly menacing to me. I mean, if they wanted to hide the “twist” they should have made him more exuberant. I’m sure a lot of it was regulations. On the opposite end though Heather Angel was surprisingly charming. And, because Dickens, it is a Christmas movie. Dickens and Shane Black both suffer from *christmasitus.
*
Unnombrecomun
5.0★ · 01/31/26