Jane Eyre (1934 film) not uninteresting as a curio." Jane Eyre (1934 film) Jane Eyre is a 1934 American romantic drama film directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Virginia Bruce and Colin Clive. It is based on the 1847 novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, and is the first adaptation to use sound. A Victorian orphan secures a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. She falls in love with her employer. Production began 17 May 1934 at General Service Studios. Critic Leonard Maltin gave the film 2 stars (out of four), describing it as a "[t]hin version of the oft-filmed Bronte novel, produced by Monogram,
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (novel) by Brian Taggert, based on the novel "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" by Henry Farrell and the 1962 theatrical film of the same name. It stars real-life sisters Lynn Redgrave as Baby Jane Hudson and Vanessa Redgrave as Blanche Hudson, in the roles previously played by Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in the 1962 adaptation. The film was adapted to contemporary times, with Blanche's film success taking place in the 1960s instead of the 1930s. Her films were being rediscovered on home video instead of television reruns. Jane had been a child film star (replacing the original's vaudeville success),