''Elinor Norton'' is a 1934 American

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directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by

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and Philip Klein. It is based on the 1933 novel, ''The State versus Elinor Norton'' by

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. The film stars Claire Trevor,

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, Henrietta Crosman,

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and

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. The film was released on November 2, 1934, by

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Synopsis

While Elinor Norton's jealous husband Tony is away serving in trenches in

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, she encounters the charming Brazilian Rene Alba who falls in love with her. When Tony returns from the war slightly shell-shocked she agrees to go away with him and live on a

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while he recovers, cutting off all contact with Rene. However he comes to visit the ranch, and Tony enjoys his company and invites him to stay and even wants him to become a partner in the ranch. Eventually when he discovers the secret love between them, a neurotic Tony points a gun at his head and accidentally wounds Elinor in the shoulder.

Cast

* Claire Trevor as Elinor Norton *

as Rene Alba * Henrietta Crosman as Christine Somers *

as Tony Norton *

as Bill Carroll * Andrea Leeds as Nurse *

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as Betty, Little Girl *

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as Conductor * Nora Lane as Publisher's Staff * Renee Whitney as Publisher's Staff * Lucile Browne as Publisher's Staff * Jean Fenwick as Publisher's Staff * Marion Shilling as Publisher's Staff * Polly Ann Young as Publisher's Staff * Grace Goodall as Publisher's Staff * Caryl Lincoln as Publisher's Staff *

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as Publisher's Staff * Edwin Maxwell as Army Doctor *

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as Ranch Hand *

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as Army Officer * George Humbert as Ice Cream Vendor * Richard Tucker as Civilian Doctor

References

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* 1934 films Fox Film films American drama films American war films 1934 war films 1934 drama films Films directed by Hamilton MacFadden Films based on works by Mary Roberts Rinehart American black-and-white films Films set in the 1910s American World War I films Films set in France Films set in Texas 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub