Great Expectations

The World's Greatest Story! The Most Talked About Book! Lives for the First Time on the Screen!

100 mins
A young boy, Pip, encounters an escaped prisoner, Magwitch, and steals food for him. After the convict is captured, Pip meets the reclusive Miss Havisham and her niece, Estella, eventually becoming friends with the girl. Wealth comes to Pip via a mysterious benefactor and he goes off to London for an education. As adults, Pip and Estella become romantic, and Pip learns the identity of his patron.

Henry Hull

Abel Magwitch

Jane Wyatt

Estella

Florence Reed

Miss Havisham

Alan Hale

Joe Gargery

Forrester Harvey

Uncle Pumblechook

Eily Malyon

Sarah Pocket

Anne Howard

Young Estella

Walter Armitage

Herbert Pocket

Jackie Searl

Young Herbert

Philip Dakin

Bentley Drummle

Robert Adair

Sergeant

Walter Brennan

Prisoner on Ship

Thomas R. Mills

Prison Doctor

Gladys Unger

Screenplay

George Robinson

Director of Photography

Lester Kahn

Carpenter

Billy Moritz

Production Secretary

Carl Laemmle Jr.

Executive Producer

Edward Ward

Original Music Composer

Vera West

Costume Design

Otto Lederer

Assistant Makeup Artist

Jack Pierce

Makeup Artist

Margaret Donovan

Hairstylist

William Ely

Assistant Makeup Artist

Phil Karlson

Assistant Director

Harry Mancke

Assistant Director

W. Berger

Assistant Art Director

Fred Stoll

Carpenter

Gilbert Kurland

Sound Supervisor

John P. Fulton

Special Effects

Arthur Gerstle

Assistant Camera

Maury Gertsman

Assistant Camera

Irving Smith

Electrician

Maurice Pivar

Supervising Editor

Russell F. Schoengarth

Assistant Editor

Clifford Vaughan

Orchestrator

Hilda Grenier

Technical Advisor

Carl Laemmle

Presenter

Nan Grant

Researcher

Mary West

Child Wrangler

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