Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · 173 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 1,383 VOTES · DIR. Dudley Nichols
Overview
Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.
Dialogue Timeline — 2,544 lines
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00:02:38 Oh, Seth. Hey, Seth.
00:07:50 See here, now. I got to get back to work.
00:17:58 A guilty conscience.
00:23:35 where one can forget all Man's dirty dreams of greed and power...
00:28:27 I loved him until he let you and your father nag him into this war.
00:34:52 He was a boy at the time, just feeling his oats.
00:41:14 You're looking well, Christine.
00:47:47 I shouldn't have bothered you with this foolishness about Brant tonight.
00:54:27 I want to see you.
01:02:29 She had a quarrel with her mother, too. I heard it.
01:08:56 And he likes it. Even though he does pretend...
01:15:01 and use your father when he came home
01:21:53 Death sits so naturally on you.
01:27:17 Orin.
01:35:03 something horrible will happen.
01:43:34 Why am I so afraid?
01:53:23 Orin.
01:58:31 You don't deny that Avahanni fell in love with you, do you?
02:05:14 And yet at the same time a million times more vile
02:10:48 Don't let me have such thoughts.
02:16:40 He'll be right back.
02:22:16 Orin!
02:31:05 Yes.
02:38:17 Subtitles: Luís Filipe Bernardes
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,544
Dialogue density14.7 lines / min
First line00:02:38
Final line02:38:17
Production Record
DirectorDudley Nichols
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,383