The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a 1935 American melodrama film directed by Stuart Walker and based on the unfinished 1870 novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1935 theatrical poster
Douglass Montgomery, Claude Rains and David Manners in The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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William Claude Rains was a British and American character actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Academy Award nominations for Best
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935 film)
…Drood is a 1935 American melodrama film directed by Stuart Walker and based on the unfinished 1870 novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens. Claude Rains as John Jasper David Manners as Edwin Drood…
Rains in 1938
Rains in his captain's uniform during the First World War
A 23-year-old Rains in one of his early theatre roles, 1912
Rains with Mary Kennedy in Camel Through the Needle's Eye on Broadway, New York City, 1929