Lorna Doone
Date: 1934
Director: Basil Dean
Production Company: Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)
Stars: Victoria Hopper, John Loder, Margaret Lockwood, Roy Emerton
Location(s): Somerset
Region(s): South West
Storyline:
During the 1600s in the English moorlands, John Ridd seeks revenge on the Doone family for killing his father but falls in love with Lorna.
Additional Information:
Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson
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- Capture 1
- 'Now' required
In the lawless times of which I write, a band of outlaws lived in the wilds of Exmoor. Their savage cruelty struck terror into the peaceful countryside so that mothers would hush their babes with the cry: "The Doones are coming!"
- Capture 2
- 'Now' required
John Ridd's horse returns home without its rider. With a story set on Exmoor, extensive location shooting took place in Somerset.
- Capture 3
- 'Now' required
Girt Jan Ridd (Peter Penrose) arrives home from School in Tiverton to discover that his father has been killed by the Doones.
- Capture 4
- 18 Jul 2019
Firing a rifle near the grave of his father, Girt Jan vows revenge on the murderous Doones.
Lionel and Cynthia Sear found Oare Church on their recent visit to Exmoor to see that it has gained a vestry on the east end in the intervening years. (RL)
- Capture 5
- 18 Jul 2019
Carver Doone (Roy Emerton) tells Lorna Doone (Victoria Hopper) that she must return home. Malmsmead Bridge crossing Badgworthy Water, Malmsmead in Somerset.
Lionel and Cynthia provide this shot from the ford looking at the bridge at Malmsmead. (RL)
- Capture 6
- 'Now' required
Word spreads as the countryside rises up against the Doones.
- Capture 7
- 18 Jul 2019
The marriage of Jan and Lorna takes place. The Church of St Mary in Oare, Somerset, which was also the location of the marriage in the 1869 novel on which the film is based.
Providing this "now" shot Lionel and Cynthia tell us that this is the actual church featured in R.D. Blackmore's novel and that his uncle was rector here. (RL)
- Capture 8
- 18 Jul 2019
Carver makes his escape after shooting Lorna at the altar. In the background stands The Church of St Mary in Oare.
The church once more from Lionel and Cynthia plus safety rail. (RL)
- Capture 9
- 18 Jul 2019
The shot pans as Carver rides away. Hookway Hill in Oare, Somerset.
Lionel and Cynthia also found themselves at Hookway hill at the east end of Oare Church. (RL)
- Capture 10
- 27 Jan 2020
Jan sets off in pursuit of his wife's assailant.
Lionel and Cynthia advise that this is Robbers Bridge a couple of miles east of Oare Church. Once again the locations used in this film are spot on, so all credit to Phil. (RL)
- Capture 11
- 18 Jul 2019
The chase continues onto the moors. Tarr Steps near Dulverton next to a clapper bridge located by Lionel and Cynthia Seer and confirmed by Charles Blanning
Lionel and Cynthia helpfully supplement their shot with "Tarr Steps where the river Barle is crossed by an ancient clapper bridge four miles north west of Dulverton. A perfect match will not be possible as the bridge tends to be damaged during times of flood such as 1952 and 2012 and has to be rebuilt. The stones are marked to facilitate this." . (RL)