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.
00:07:36 My, she's awful handsome, ain't she?
00:17:32 It's me she's angry at, not you.
00:22:52 Did Mother tell you you could kiss me?
00:27:37 I always guessed that, Mother.
00:33:36 Shenandoah, I long to hear you
00:38:53 Did he give your mother her chance?
00:45:47 Don't let anything worry you.
00:51:32 Time to turn in.
00:59:01 You did it on purpose. You murdered him.
01:06:05 Poor darling. How you must have suffered.
01:12:26 You never used to like my going around with her.
01:18:30 I wanted to desert and run home.
01:24:44 and laughed and shook hands.
01:29:53 Don't let her harm Adam.
01:37:14 It's only a couple of days.
01:45:37 Didn't you hear me?
01:54:58 I want you to start again by facing all your ghosts
01:59:50 Avahanni? Yes.
02:06:30 thank heaven for that, eh! -
02:12:13 If it wasn't for Orin, I...
02:17:12 I don't think you love him at all the way you've been acting.
02:22:33 Once we're married, together in our home away from here?
02:31:23 So bitter.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,544
Dialogue density14.7 lines / min
First line00:02:38
Final line02:31:23
Production Record
DirectorDudley Nichols
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,383