Neville Landless — The Mystery of Edwin Drood Character Profile

About Neville Landless

Edwin's cousin and close friend who returns from Ceylon. His sudden presence and subsequent arrest make him a primary suspect in the mystery.

Neville Landless — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Douglass Montgomery

Appears in

The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Neville Landless — Family Siblings — Helena Landless (Valerie Hobson)

  Brother and sister who arrive together from India.

• Neville Landless — Conflict Suspicious Antagonist — John Jasper (Claude Rains)

  Neville grows increasingly wary of Jasper's hidden motives.

• Neville Landless — Social Close Friend — Edwin Drood (David Manners)

  Edwin and Neville share a bond of friendship and shared education.

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More characters from The Mystery of Edwin Drood

• John Jasper (Claude Rains)
• Rosa Bud (Heather Angel)
• Helena Landless (Valerie Hobson)
• Durdles (Forrester Harvey)
• Edwin Drood (David Manners)
• Chief Verger Tope (J.M. Kerrigan)
• Mrs. Tisher (Elsa Buchanan)
• Milkman (uncredited) (Walter Brennan)
• Schoolgirl (uncredited) (Bunny Beatty)
• Rev. Mr. Crisparkle (Francis L. Sullivan)
• Mrs. Crisparkle (uncredited) (Louise Carter)
• School Cook (uncredited) (May Beatty)