The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)

An opium-addicted choirmaster develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop short of murder in order to have her.

Director: Stuart Walker
Cast: Claude Rains, Douglass Montgomery, Heather Angel, David Manners, Francis L. Sullivan, Valerie Hobson, Zeffie Tilbury, Ethel Griffies, E.E. Clive, Walter Kingsford, Forrester Harvey, Veda Buckland, Elsa Buchanan, George Ernest, J.M. Kerrigan, Bunny Beatty, May Beatty, Evelyn Beresford, Walter Brennan, Rosita Butler, Louise Carter, Edward Cooper, Harry Cording, D'Arcy Corrigan, Anne Darling, Gordon Douglas, Effie Ellsler, Will Geer, Helena Grant, Anne Harrison

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a haunting film adaptation based on the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens. An opium-addicted choirmaster, John Jasper (Claude Rains), becomes obsessed with a young student named Rosa Bud (Heather Angel). His nephew, Edwin Drood (David Manners), also holds a torch for the girl and asks her to marry him. Circumstances in their small Victorian town grow more perplexing when Drood disappears and the sordid details of Jasper’s secret life come to light. Featuring beautiful sets, lavish costumes and stunning cinematography, this gripping tale remains as mysterious as ever.

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