Ronald Colman stars as Sydney Carton in this 1936 production of Charles Dickens' immortal classic. With Edna May Oliver, Elizabeth Allan, Reginald Owen. A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel depicts the plight of the French. Directed by Jack Conway, Robert Z. Leonard. With Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen. A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat. When you think of the French Revolution, a few things spring immediately to mind. Marie Antoinette. The Bastille. The Guillotine. A Tale of Two Cities. title details and video sharing options. now playing Tale of Two Cities, A (1935) - (Re-issue Trailer) Ronald Colman stars in A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Charles. A Tale of Two Cities is a 1935 film based upon Charles Dickens' 1859 historical novel, A Tale of Two Cities. The film stars Ronald Colman as Sydney Carton, Donald. Directed by Ralph Thomas. With Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Cecil Parker, Stephen Murray. During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie. Overview of A Tale of Two Cities, 1935, directed by Jack Conway, with Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allen, Edna May Oliver, at Turner Classic Movies Sarah A Tale of Two Cities is definitely a challenging novel, so please don't feel discouraged if you're not getting as much out of it as you hoped! It is a tale known well, filmed many times over the years, but never better than this early black and white version from the MGM Studios, David O. Selznick producing.