Great Expectations (1934)

Great Expectations is a 1934 US drama romance features Henry Hull, Phillips Holmes, Jane Wyatt, Florence Reed, and Francis L. Sullivan. 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. An adaptation of the 1861 Charles Dickens novel of the same name.
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