Mourning Becomes Electra

Out of the Past (1947), Mourning Becomes Electra (1947), and I Walk Alone (1948). He emerged as a star with an Oscar-nominated performance as a ruthless boxer in Champion (1949). In this film, Douglas established a screen persona of a cocky, intense, self-absorbed individual. His on-screen charisma made him an…

…Orin Mannon in Eugene O’Neill’s Mourning Becomes Electra (1947). Other of his films include The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969), and Nicholas and Alexandra (1971). Redgrave, who originally wanted to be a writer, was the author of plays, theoretical works about the acting profession, an autobiography,…

…film version of Eugene O’Neill’s Mourning Becomes Electra (1947), garnering another Oscar nomination.