Elinor Norton

Elinor Norton is a 1934 American drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Rose Franken and Philip Klein. It is based on the 1933 novel, The State versus Elinor Norton by Mary Roberts Rinehart. The film stars Claire Trevor, Gilbert Roland, Henrietta Crosman, Hugh Williams and Norman Foster. The film was released on November 2, 1934, by Fox Film Corporation.

Plot
While Elinor Norton's jealous husband Tony is away serving in trenches in World War I, 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 Texas ranch 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
 * Gilbert Roland as Rene Alba
 * Henrietta Crosman as Christine Somers
 * Hugh Williams as Tony Norton
 * Norman Foster as Bill Carroll
 * Andrea Leeds as 	Nurse
 * Cora Sue Collins as 	Betty, Little Girl
 * Landers Stevens 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
 * Susan Fleming as 	Publisher's Staff
 * Edwin Maxwell as	Army Doctor
 * Joe Rickson as 	Ranch Hand
 * Theodore von Eltz as Army Officer
 * George Humbert as 	Ice Cream Vendor
 * Richard Tucker as 	Civilian Doctor