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Jane Eyre is a 1934 American romantic drama film directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Virginia Bruce and Colin Clive. It is based on the 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, and is the first adaptation to use sound.

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Synopsis

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A Victorian orphan secures a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. She falls in love with her employer.

Cast

Virginia Bruce as Jane Eyre

Colin Clive as Edward Rochester

Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Fairfax

David Torrence as Mr. Brocklehurst

Aileen Pringle as Lady Blanche Ingram

Edith Fellows as Adele Rochester

Jean Darling as Jane Eyre as a Child

Lionel Belmore as Lord Ingram

Jameson Thomas as Charles Craig

Ethel Griffies as Grace Poole

Claire Du Brey as Bertha Rochester

William Burress as Minister

Joan Standing as Daisy

Richard Quine as John Reed

Anne Howard as Georgianna Reed (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten as Jeweler (uncredited)

Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Reed (uncredited)

William Wagner as Halliburton (uncredited)

Production

Production began 17 May 1934 at General Service Studios.

Soundtrack

Adele sings the "Bridal Chorus" from the opera Lohengrin, by Richard Wagner.

Adele sings "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean".

Critical reception

Critic Leonard Maltin gave the film 2 stars (out of four), describing it as a "[t]hin version of the oft-filmed Bronte novel, produced by Monogram, of all studios[...] Still, it's not uninteresting as a curio."

References

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