The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Stuart Walker |
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| Writer: | Gladys Unger, Charles Dickens, John L. Balderston, Bradley King, Leopold Atlas |
| Staring: |
| A choirmaster addicted to opium and obsessed with a beautiful young woman will stop at nothing to possess her. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 04, 1935 |
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| Director: | Stuart Walker |
| Writer: | Gladys Unger, Charles Dickens, John L. Balderston, Bradley King, Leopold Atlas |
| Genres: | Mystery, Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, obsession, arranged marriage, murder, unrequited love, storm, false accusations, guardian, disguise, guilt, nephew, presumed dead, tomb, missing person, addict, bell tower, opium den, orphan siblings, romantic rival, singing in choir, rumors, temper, music lessons, brother and sister, cemetary |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Claude Rains | John Jasper |
| Douglass Montgomery | Neville Landless |
| Heather Angel | Rosa Bud |
| Valerie Hobson | Helena Landless |
| David Manners | Edwin Drood |
| Francis L. Sullivan | Rev. Mr. Crisparkle |
| Zeffie Tilbury | The Opium Woman |
| Ethel Griffies | Miss Twinkleton |
| E. E. Clive | Sapsea |
| Walter Kingsford | Grewgious |
| Forrester Harvey | Durdles |
| Veda Buckland | Mrs. Tope |
| Elsa Buchanan | Mrs. Tisher |
| George Ernest | Deputy |
| J.M. Kerrigan | Chief Verger Tope |
| Bunny Beatty | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| May Beatty | School Cook (uncredited) |
| Evelyn Beresford | Old Maid (uncredited) |
| Walter Brennan | Milkman (uncredited) |
| Rosita Butler | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Louise Carter | Mrs. Crisparkle (uncredited) |
| Edward Cooper | Dean (uncredited) |
| Harry Cording | Turk, an Opium Addict (uncredited) |
| D'Arcy Corrigan | Opium Addict (uncredited) |
| Anne Darling | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Gordon Douglas | Coroner (uncredited) |
| Effie Ellsler | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Will Geer | Village Lamplighter (uncredited) |
| Helena Grant | Maid (uncredited) |
| Anne Harrison | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| George Kirby | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Carla Laemmle | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Dora Mayfield | Gossip (uncredited) |
| Iris Moore | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Corbet Morris | Dancing Master (uncredited) |
| Anne O'Neal | Crisparkle Maid (uncredited) |
| Helen Parrish | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Barbara Perry | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Shearer | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Eugene Strong | Coachman (uncredited) |
| Lois Verner | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Whitlock | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stuart Walker | Director |
| George Robinson | Director of Photography |
| Camille Collins | Production Secretary |
| Hilda Grenier | Technical Advisor |
| Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Clifford Vaughan | Orchestrator |
| Gilbert Kurland | Sound Supervisor |
| Margaret Donovan | Hairstylist |
| Edward Ward | Original Music Composer |
| Gladys Unger | Screenplay |
| Charles Dickens | Novel |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Otto Lederer | Makeup Artist |
| Carl Laemmle | Presenter |
| John L. Balderston | Screenplay |
| Bradley King | Adaptation |
| Leopold Atlas | Adaptation |
| Phil Karlson | Assistant Director |
| Harry Mancke | Assistant Director |
| Frank Beetson Jr. | Wardrobe Designer |
| Myrtle Gibsone | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edmund Grainger | Associate Producer |
| Carl Laemmle Jr. | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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