Blanche Yurka's bravura turn as Therese de Farge delights us even as we shudder at her intensity. Clive-comes through with crystalline performances which add substance to the inexorable stream of events.

The supporting cast, filled with faces we have grown to cherish- Reginald Owen, Edna May Oliver, Claude Gillingwater, Walter Catlett, H. The settings, cinematography, and direction are all right on the mark, recreating the streets of London and of Paris with great skill and realism. It is this version by director Jack Conway's that is best remembered and to which all others are compared. Their lives intertwine until the violent revolution that overtook an entire nation engulfs them all as well.Dickens' story has stood the test of time remade frequently since the release of this1935 version. One of the most beloved of Dickens' stories, finding not only countries and conditions compared, but also two individuals thrown up in stark contrast to one another: - the dissolute barrister Sydney Carton (Ronald Colman) and the young, somewhat callow aristocrat Charles Darnay (Donald Woods), both in love with Lucie (Elizabeth Allan), daughter of a victim of the French Regime.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times- Charles Dickens juxtaposes England and France, George and Louis, tradition and revolution. It is a tale known well, filmed many times over the years, but never better than this early black and white version from the MGM Studios, David O.

A tale of two cities 1935