''Jalna'' is a 1935

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film based on the 1927 novel of the same name by

Mazo de la Roche Mazo de la Roche (; born Maisie Louise Roche; January 15, 1879 – July 12, 1961) was a Canadian writer who was the author of the '' Jalna'' novels, one of the most popular series of books of her time. Biography Early life De la Roche was ...

. It stars

Kay Johnson Catherine Townsend Johnson (November 29, 1904 – November 17, 1975) was an American stage and film actress. Family Johnson was born in Mount Vernon, New York. Her father was architect Thomas R. Johnson, who worked in the firm of Cass Gil ...

, Ian Hunter and C. Aubrey Smith. In the film, a newlywed has to adjust to her husband's odd family.

Plot

Cast

as Alayne Archer Whiteoak * Ian Hunter as Renny Whiteoak * C. Aubrey Smith as Uncle Nicholas Whiteoak * Nigel Bruce as Maurice Vaughan *

David Manners David Joseph Manners (born Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom; April 30, 1900 – December 23, 1998) was a Canadians, Canadian-American actor who plays Jonathan Harker, John Harker in Tod Browning's 1931 horror classic ''Dracula (1931 English-language ...

as Eden Whiteoak * Peggy Wood as Meg Whiteoak * Jessie Ralph as Gran Whiteoak * Theodore Newton as Piers Whiteoak *

Halliwell Hobbes Herbert Halliwell Hobbes (16 November 187720 February 1962) was an English actor. Early years The future actor was the son of William Albert Hobbes (1841-1909), a Warwickshire solicitor, and his wife, Marion Hobbes, née Dennis, (1838-1925). ...

as Uncle Ernest Whiteoak * George Offerman, Jr. as Finch Whiteoak *

Clifford Severn Clifford Severn (September 21, 1925 – June 4, 2014) was an American cricketer and child screen actor. Clifford Severn was the son of Dr. Clifford Brill Severn (1890-1981). His parents emigrated from South Africa to Los Angeles after he was born. ...

as Wakefield "Wake" Whiteoak *

Molly Lamont Molly Lamont (22 May 1910 – 7 July 2001) was a South African-British film actress. Life and career Lamont was born in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. After winning a beauty contest in South Africa she was offered a contract by British ...

as Pheasant Vaughan Whiteoak * Forrester Harvey as Rags

Reception

The critic for ''

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'' wrote, "the Whiteoaks are an interesting family—on paper or on the screen—and ... this first photoplay about them manages to do them justice." The reviewer praised "the generally splendid characterizations by an excellent cast".

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* * 1935 films 1935 romantic drama films 1930s English-language films American romantic drama films American black-and-white films Films based on Canadian novels Films directed by John Cromwell Films set in Ontario RKO Pictures films Films with screenplays by Garrett Fort 1930s American films {{1930s-romantic-drama-film-stub