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  • Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
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    87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
Approved
87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

An opium-addicted choirmaster develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop short of murder in order to have her.
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Director
Writers
Leopold Atlas (adaptation) | John L. Balderston (screenplay) | Charles Dickens (novel) | Bradley King (adaptation) | Gladys Unger (screenplay)
Composer
Cinematographer
George Robinson (photography)
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Release date
Feb 4, 1935 (United States)

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Cast

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42 cast members
Name Known for
Claude Rains
John Jasper John Jasper   See fewer
Douglass Montgomery
Neville Landless Neville Landless   See fewer
Heather Angel
Rosa Bud Rosa Bud   See fewer
David Manners
Edwin Drood Edwin Drood   See fewer
Francis L. Sullivan
Rev. Mr. Septimus Crisparkle Rev. Mr. Septimus Crisparkle   See fewer
Valerie Hobson
Helena Landless Helena Landless   See fewer
Zeffie Tilbury
The Opium Woman (as Zeffie Tillbury) The Opium Woman (as Zeffie Tillbury)   See fewer
Ethel Griffies
Miss Twinkleton Miss Twinkleton   See fewer
E.E. Clive
Mayor Thomas Sapsea Mayor Thomas Sapsea   See fewer
Walter Kingsford
Hiram Grewgious Hiram Grewgious   See fewer
Forrester Harvey
Durdles Durdles   See fewer
Veda Buckland
Mrs. Tope (as Vera Buckland) Mrs. Tope (as Vera Buckland)   See fewer
Elsa Buchanan
Mrs. Tisher Mrs. Tisher   See fewer
George Ernest
Deputy (as Georgie Ernest) Deputy (as Georgie Ernest)   See fewer
J.M. Kerrigan
Chief Verger Tope Chief Verger Tope   See fewer
Bunny Beatty
Schoolgirl (uncredited) Schoolgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
May Beatty
Second Gossip (uncredited) Second Gossip (uncredited)   See fewer
Evelyn Beresford
Old Maid (uncredited) Old Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Brennan
First Gossip (uncredited) First Gossip (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosita Butler
Schoolgirl (uncredited) Schoolgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Louise Carter
Mrs. Crisparkle (uncredited) Mrs. Crisparkle (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Cooper
Dean (uncredited) Dean (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Cording
Turke - Opium Addict (uncredited) Turke - Opium Addict (uncredited)   See fewer
D'Arcy Corrigan
Opium Addict (uncredited) Opium Addict (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne Darling
Schoolgirl (uncredited) Schoolgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Gordon Douglas
Coroner (uncredited) Coroner (uncredited)   See fewer
Effie Ellsler
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Will Geer
Village Lamplighter (uncredited) Village Lamplighter (uncredited)   See fewer
Helena Grant
Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne Harrison
Schoolgirl (uncredited) Schoolgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
George Kirby
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Carla Laemmle
Schoolgirl (uncredited) Schoolgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Dora Mayfield
Gossip (uncredited) Gossip (uncredited)   See fewer
Iris Moore
Schoolgirl (uncredited) Schoolgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Corbet Morris
Dancing Master (uncredited) Dancing Master (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne O'Neal
Crisparkle Maid (uncredited) Crisparkle Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Parrish
Schoolgirl (uncredited) Schoolgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Perry
Schoolgirl (uncredited) Schoolgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Shearer
Schoolgirl (uncredited) Schoolgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Eugene Strong
Coachman (uncredited) Coachman (uncredited)   See fewer
Lois Verner
Schoolgirl (uncredited) Schoolgirl (uncredited)   See fewer
Lloyd Whitlock
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
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