Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

103 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance, Mystery | April 10, 1946

For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.

Dragonwyck

103 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance, Mystery | April 10, 1946

Dragonwyck
For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Dragonwyck
Directors Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writers Anya Seton, Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Cast

Gene Tierney

as Miranda Wells

Walter Huston

as Ephraim Wells

Vincent Price

as Nicholas Van Ryn

Glenn Langan

as Dr. Jeff Turner

Anne Revere

as Abigail Wells

Spring Byington

as Magda

Connie Marshall

as Katrine Van Ryn

Harry Morgan

as Klaas Bleecker

Vivienne Osborne

as Johanna Van Ryn

Jessica Tandy

as Peggy O'Malley

Trudy Marshall

as Elizabeth Van Borden

Gertrude Astor

as Nurse (uncredited)

Robert Baldwin

as Farmer (uncredited)

Ruth Cherrington

as Dowager (uncredited)

Scott Elliott

as Tommy Wells (uncredited)

Pierce Lyden

as Murdered Man (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Servant (uncredited)

Charles Waldron

as Farmer (uncredited)

Arthur Aylesworth

as Farmer (uncredited)

Shelby Bacon

as Dancer (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

as Tom Wilson (uncredited)

Trevor Bardette

as Farmer (uncredited)

Bill Carter

as Man (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

as Farmer (uncredited)

Edwin Davis

as Dancer (uncredited)

Wally Dean

as Servant (uncredited)

Nestor Eristoff

as Man (uncredited)

Tom Fadden

as Otto Gebhardt (uncredited)

Betty Fairfax

as Mrs. McNab (uncredited)

George Ford

as Man (uncredited)

Ruth Ford

as Cornelia Van Borden (uncredited)

Michael Garrison

as Zack Wilson (uncredited)

Henry Hebert

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Robert "Buzz" Henry

as Messenger Boy (uncredited)

Keith Hitchcock

as Mr. McNabb (uncredited)

Harry Humphrey

as Farmer (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin

as Tompkins the Butler (uncredited)

Ted Jordan

as Man (uncredited)

Virginia Lee

as Helena Vanderhyde (uncredited)

Robert Malcolm

as Farmer (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

as Servant (uncredited)

Walter Marx

as Boy (uncredited)

Jane Nigh

as Tabby Wells (uncredited)

Steve Olsen

as Vendor on Boat (uncredited)

Francis Pierlot

as Dr. Brown (uncredited)

Addison Richards

as Head Farmer (uncredited)

Mickey Roth

as Nathaniel Wells (uncredited)

Alexander Sascha

as Man (uncredited)

Reinhold Schünzel

as Count De Grenier (uncredited)

Grady Sutton

as Astor House Clerk (uncredited)

Art Thompson

as Servant (uncredited)

David Vallard

as Obadiah (uncredited)

Nanette Vallon

as French Countess (uncredited)

Maya Van Horn

as Countess De Grenier (uncredited)

Elizabeth Williams

as Dowager (uncredited)

Al Winters

as Servant (uncredited)

Douglas Wood

as Mayor Curtis (uncredited)