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Writers:
Anya Seton (by)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (written for the screen by)
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Release Date:
10 April 1946 (USA) more
Tagline:
DANGEROUSLY She dared to LOVE! (original ad - all caps) more
Plot:
A simple Connecticuit farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Good thriller more (37 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Gene Tierney ... Miranda Wells

Walter Huston ... Ephraim Wells

Vincent Price ... Nicholas Van Ryn
Glenn Langan ... Dr. Jeff Turner

Anne Revere ... Abigail Wells
Spring Byington ... Magda
Connie Marshall ... Katrine Van Ryn
Harry Morgan ... Klaus Bleecker (as Henry Morgan)
Vivienne Osborne ... Johanna Van Ryn
Jessica Tandy ... Peggy O'Malley
Trudy Marshall ... Elizabeth Van Borden
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Additional Details

Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the first cut, Miranda meets Dr. Turner on the riverboat going to Dragonwyck. Although it was cut by order of producer Zanuck, actor Glenn Langan can still be seen from behind walking toward Miranda. A brief opening scene showing Miranda reading a novel in a graveyard was also cut. more
Quotes:
Nicholas Van Ryn: [to Miranda] To my wife promptness at meals is the greatest human virtue. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) more
Soundtrack:
I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls more

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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Good thriller, 29 July 1999
Author: Rosabel from Ottawa, Canada

This is a rare case where the movie adaptation is more enjoyable than the novel it was based on. I liked Vincent Price immensely in this movie; he is creepy yet seductive, and I can readily imagine a young woman getting caught in his web without realizing the danger. He adds much more nuance and subtlety to the character of Van Ryn, who in the novel came across as just a scary guy to be avoided at all costs. I wish it would come out on video - it's definitely an enjoyable "rainy day" movie.

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