Jane Eyre (1934 film)
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1934 film by Christy Cabanne
| Jane Eyre | |
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| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Christy Cabanne |
| Written by | Adele Comandini |
| Based on | Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë |
| Produced by | Ben Verschleiser |
| Starring | Virginia Bruce Colin Clive |
| Cinematography | Robert Planck |
| Edited by | Carl Pierson |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff (uncredited) Abe Meyer (uncredited) |
Production company | Monogram Pictures |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Jane Eyre is a 1934 American romantic drama film directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Virginia Bruce and Colin Clive. It is based on the 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, and is the first adaptation to use sound.
Plot
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A Victorian orphan secures a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. She falls in love with her employer.
Cast
[edit ]- Virginia Bruce as Jane Eyre
- Colin Clive as Edward Rochester
- Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Fairfax
- David Torrence as Mr. Brocklehurst
- Aileen Pringle as Lady Blanche Ingram
- Edith Fellows as Adele Rochester
- John Rogers as Sam Poole
- Jean Darling as Jane Eyre as a Child
- Lionel Belmore as Lord Ingram
- Jameson Thomas as Charles Craig
- Ethel Griffies as Grace Poole
- Claire Du Brey as Bertha Rochester
- William Burress as Minister
- Joan Standing as Daisy
- Richard Quine as John Reed
- Desmond Roberts as Dr. John Rivers (uncredited)
- Olaf Hytten as Jeweler (uncredited)
- Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Reed (uncredited)
Production
[edit ]Production began 17 May 1934 at General Service Studios.
Critical reception
[edit ]Critic Leonard Maltin gave the film 2 stars (out of four), describing it as a "[t]hin version of the oft-filmed Bronte novel, produced by Monogram, of all studios[...] Still, it's not uninteresting as a curio."[1]
Soundtrack
[edit ]- Adele sings the "Bridal Chorus" from the opera Lohengrin, by Richard Wagner.
- Adele sings "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean".
References
[edit ]- ^ Jane Eyre at the TCM Movie Database
External links
[edit ]- Jane Eyre at IMDb
- Jane Eyre is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Jane Eyre at the TCM Movie Database
- Review at JaneEyre.net
Categories:
- 1934 films
- 1930s historical romance films
- 1934 romantic drama films
- American romantic drama films
- American historical romance films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Christy Cabanne
- Films based on Jane Eyre
- Films set in England
- Films about nannies
- Monogram Pictures films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s American films
- Films scored by Mischa Bakaleinikoff
- English-language romantic drama films
- English-language historical romance films
- 1930s romantic drama film stubs