Lorna Doone (1934)

High drama, set in the English moorland of the 1600's. John Ridd wants revenge on the criminal Doone family, but falls in love with the daughter of the family, Lorna.

Director:

Basil Dean

Writers:

R.D. Blackmore (novel), Dorothy Farnum,

Stars:

Victoria Hopper, John Loder, Margaret Lockwood

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Victoria Hopper	...	Lorna Doone
John Loder	...	John Ridd
Margaret Lockwood	...	Annie Ridd
Roy Emerton	...	Carver Doone
Mary Clare	...	Mistress Sara Ridd
Edward Rigby	...	Reuben 'Uncle Ben' Huckaback
Roger Livesey	...	Tom Faggus
George Curzon	...	King James II
D.A. Clarke-Smith	...	Counsellor Doone
Laurence Hanray	...	Parson Bowden
Amy Veness	...	Betty Muxworthy
Eliot Makeham	...	John Fry
Wyndham Goldie	...	Chief Judge Jeffries (London)
Frank Cellier	...	Capt. Jeremy Stickles
Herbert Lomas	...	Sir Ensor Doone

Storyline

High drama, set in the English moorland of the 1600's. John Ridd wants revenge on the criminal Doone family, but falls in love with the daughter of the family, Lorna.

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Plot Keywords:

historical event | based on novel

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 1934 (UK)

Filming Locations:

ATP Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First cinema feature of Margaret Lockwood, who replaced Dorothy Hyson.

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Connections

Spoofed in The Hot Scots (1948)

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Soundtracks

"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
(uncredited)
Traditional

User Reviews

Old-Fashioned Drama, Romance, & Adventure

This version of "Lorna Doone" is a good and straightforward adaptation of R.D. Blackmore's classic novel. It is an old-fashioned story of drama, romance, and adventure, set in a wild English countryside in the 1600's.

The Doones are a notorious gang of outlaws, who have long been terrorizing the area with no fear of the law. Lorna is a young girl who has been brought up by these villains, and who falls in love with honest, brave John Ridd, whose own father had been killed by the Doones. Many complications ensue as John tries to win Lorna over the opposition of Carver Doone, the most dangerous of the wicked clan, and as Lorna's own past threatens her relationship with John. There is both romance and action as everything unfolds.

The cast, mostly English character actors, is unspectacular but good. (And watch for Margaret Lockwood in one of her earliest appearances, in a smaller role as Annie Ridd.) The period touches are convincing, although they do make for a very quaint feel. The scenery nicely brings out the Devonshire setting, and adds to the action.

This is a movie that anyone who likes these old-fashioned stories should enjoy.