Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.
Acting
Ronald Colman's final scene — absolute masterclass in quiet devastation.
Production
Guillotine scenes that somehow passed 1930s censors.
Costume
Revolutionary rags vs. aristocratic excess — the contrast slaps.
Director
Jack Conway
Ronald Colman
Sydney Carton
Elizabeth Allan
Lucie Manette
Edna May Oliver
Miss Pross
Reginald Owen
Stryver
Basil Rathbone
Marquis St. Evremonde
Blanche Yurka
Madame De Farge
Henry B. Walthall
Dr. Manette
Donald Woods
Charles Darnay
Walter Catlett
Barsad
Fritz Leiber
Gaspard
Eily Malyon
Mrs. Cruncher
Nigel De Brulier
Aristocrat (uncredited)
E. E. Clive
Judge in 'Old Bailey'
Torben Meyer
Lackey #1
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ronald Colman hated his first take of the famous final speech so much he begged to reshoot it — the second version is what we see, and it's flawless.
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