- HD 1080
- Runtime: 173m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Dudley Nichols
- Stars: Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou, Kirk Douglas
- keywords: ship, poison, lover, based on play or musical, love, new england, greek tragedy
- Production_studio: RKO Radio Pictures
- Slogan: ...Mother and daughter in love with the same man ... rivals in ruthlessness even to murder!
- The Mourning Becomes Electra is featured in the top rankings of 1947
- #53 in Top Drama Movies of 1947
Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.