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| Directed by | Jack Conway Robert Z. Leonard (uncredited) |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
| Written by | W. P. Lipscomb S. N. Behrman Charles Dickens (novel) |
| Starring | Ronald Colman Elizabeth Allan Edna May Oliver |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Editing by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | December 27, 1935 |
| Running time | 123 mins. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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A Tale of Two Cities is a 1935 film directed by Jack Conway and Robert Z. Leonard (uncredited), adapted by W.P. Lipscomb and S.N. Behrman from Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities. The film stars Ronald Colman as Sydney Carton, Donald Woods as Charles Darnay, Elizabeth Allan as Lucie Manette and Blanche Yurka as Madame Defarge. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Ronald Colman had long wanted to play Sydney Carton on film. He was even willing to shave off his moustache.
Cast
- Ronald Colman as Sydney Carton
- Elizabeth Allan as Lucie Manette
- Edna May Oliver as Miss Pross
- Reginald Owen as Stryver
- Basil Rathbone as Marquis St. Evremonde
- Blanche Yurka as Madame Defarge
- Henry B. Walthall as Dr. Manette
- Donald Woods as Charles Darnay
- Walter Catlett as Barsad
- Claude Gillingwater as Juris Lowry
- H. B. Warner as Gabelle
- Fritz Leiber as Gaspard
- Lucille La Verne as The Vengeance
- Mitchell Lewis as Ernest Defarge
- Isabel Jewell as the Seamstress
- Tully Marshall as a Woodcutter
- Fay Chaldecott as Lucie, the child
- Billy Bevan as Jerry Cruncher
- E. E. Clive as Judge in "Old Bailey"
- Robert Warwick as Judge at tribunal
- Eily Malyon as Mrs. Cruncher
- Lawrence Grant as a Prosecutor
- Ralf Harolde as a Prosecutor
- John Davidson as Morveau
- Tom Ricketts as Tellson, Jr.
- Donald Haines as Jerry Cruncher, Jr.
- Barlowe Borland as Jacques, 116
Copyright Information
- Original Copyright holder: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.
- Date: December 16, 1935
- Copyright Number: LP6057
External links
- A Tale of Two Cities Starring Ronald Colman Tribute site: synopsis, images and list of actors.
