Jalna (film) explained

Jalna
Director:John Cromwell
Producer:Kenneth Macgowan
Starring:Kay Johnson
Ian Hunter
C. Aubrey Smith
Music:Alberto Colombo
Studio:RKO Radio Pictures
Distributor:RKO Radio Pictures
Runtime:75 or 78 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Jalna is a 1935 RKO Radio Pictures film based on the 1927 novel of the same name by Mazo de la Roche. It stars Kay Johnson, Ian Hunter and C. Aubrey Smith. In the film, a newlywed has to adjust to her husband's odd family.

Cast

Reception

The critic for The New York Times wrote, "the Whiteoaks are an interesting family—on paper or on the screen—and ... this first photoplay about them manages to do them justice."[1] The reviewer praised "the generally splendid characterizations by an excellent cast".[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Jalna (1935) At the Palace. . F. S. N. . The New York Times . September 14, 1935 .