Jalna

The Canadian Whiteoaks clan, (C. Aubrey Smith, Jessie Ralph, Halliwell Hobbes, David Manners, Peggy Wood) greeting the expected bride (Kay Johnson) when Piers (Theodore Newton) arrives with the unexpected (Molly Lamont), brother Renny (Ian Hunter) cracking down, in Jalna, 1935.

Unusual and graceful opening sequence, with credits, from director John Cromwell, introducing mostly the supporting cast, Jessie Ralph as "Gran" stealing, from the Canada-based family drama Jalna, 1935.

Novice Canadian poet Eden (David Manners) on his trip to New York to meet his publisher, especially taken with the assistant Alayne (Kay Johnson, her first scene), early in director John Cromwell's family drama Jalna, 1935.

Smooth technique from director John Cromwell, surveying characters on an upcoming wedding, first Kay Johnson with Ian Hunter, Jessie Ralph, C. Aubrey Smith and Halliwell Hobbes, then Nigel Bruce, with Molly Lamont and Theodore Newton then young George Offerman Jr., in Jalna, 1935.