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Writers:
Anya Seton (by)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (written for the screen by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
10 April 1946 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | Mystery | Romance 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:
An evocative atmosphere of a Hawthorne's tale more (37 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gertrude Astor ... Nurse (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth ... Farmer (uncredited)
Shelby Bacon ... Boy Dancer (uncredited)
Robert Baldwin ... Farmer (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin ... Tom Wilson (farmer) (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette ... Farmer (uncredited)
Bill Carter ... Man (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington ... Dowager (uncredited)
John Chollot ... French Count (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper ... Farmer (uncredited)
Jamie Dana ... Seth Wells (uncredited)
Edwin Davis ... Boy Dancer (uncredited)
Wally Dean ... Servant (uncredited)
Scott Elliott ... Tom Wells (uncredited)
Nestor Eristoff ... Man (uncredited)
Tom Fadden ... Otto Gebhardt, Farmer (uncredited)
Betty Fairfax ... Mrs. McNab (uncredited)
George Ford ... Man (uncredited)
Ruth Ford ... Cornelia Van Borden (uncredited)
Michael Garrison ... Zack Wilson (uncredited)
Henry Hebert ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert 'Buzz' Henry ... Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Keith Hitchcock ... Mr. McNabb (uncredited)
Harry Humphrey ... Farmer (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin ... Tompkins, the Butler (uncredited)
Ted Jordan ... Man (uncredited)
Virginia Lee ... Helena Vanderhyde (uncredited)
Robert Malcolm ... Farmer (uncredited)
Tom Martin ... Servant (uncredited)
Walter Marx ... Boy (uncredited)
Jane Nigh ... Tabitha Wells (uncredited)
Steve Olsen ... Vendor on boat (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot ... Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Addison Richards ... Head Farmer (uncredited)
Mickey Roth ... Nathaniel Wells (uncredited)
Alexander Sascha ... Man (uncredited)
Reinhold Schünzel ... Count De Grenier (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Servant (uncredited)
Grady Sutton ... Astor House clerk (uncredited)
Art Thompson ... Servant (uncredited)
David Vallard ... Obadiah (uncredited)
Nanette Vallon ... French Countess (uncredited)
Maya Van Horn ... Countess De Grenier (uncredited)
Charles Waldron ... Farmer (uncredited)
Elizabeth Williams ... Dowager (uncredited)
Al Winters ... Servant (uncredited)
Douglas Wood ... Mayor Curtis (uncredited)
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Directed by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz 
 
Writing credits
Anya Seton (by)

Joseph L. Mankiewicz (written for the screen by)

Produced by
Ernst Lubitsch .... producer (uncredited)
Darryl F. Zanuck .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Alfred Newman 
 
Cinematography by
Arthur C. Miller  (as Arthur Miller)
 
Film Editing by
Dorothy Spencer 
 
Art Direction by
J. Russell Spencer  (as Russell Spencer)
Lyle R. Wheeler  (as Lyle Wheeler)
 
Set Decoration by
Thomas Little 
 
Makeup Department
Ben Nye .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
F.E. 'Johnny' Johnston .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Paul S. Fox .... associate set decorator
Larry Haddock .... props (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
W.D. Flick .... sound
Roger Heman Sr. .... sound (as Roger Heman)
 
Special Effects by
Fred Sersen .... special photographic effects
Sol Halperin .... transparency projection shots (uncredited)
Ralph Hammeras .... miniatures (uncredited)
J.O. Taylor .... transparency projection shots (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Lockwood .... second camera operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
René Hubert .... costumes (as Rene Hubert)
 
Music Department
Edward B. Powell .... orchestrator
Charles Althouse .... music mixer (uncredited)
Paul Neal .... music mixer (uncredited)
Murray Spivack .... music mixer (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Arthur Appel .... dances staged by
Darryl F. Zanuck .... presenter
Katherine Lambert .... research assistant (uncredited)
Arthur Pierson .... dialogue director (uncredited)
Frances C. Richardson .... research director (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:16 | UK:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved
Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ernst Lubitsch was intended to direct the film. When he suffered from illness, Joseph L. Mankiewicz took over. more
Quotes:
Magda: You like it here?
Miranda Wells: [defensive] Of *course* I do!
Magda: Of course you do. You like being waited on - I could see tonight it was your first time. You like peaches out of season. You like the feel of silk sheets against your young body... And one day you'll wish with all your heart you'd never come to Dragonwyck!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Le château du dragon: fantasme de l'excès (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls more

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17 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
An evocative atmosphere of a Hawthorne's tale, 7 May 2000
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Author: pzanardo (pzanardo@math.unipd.it) from Padova, Italy

"Dragonwyck" has the atmosphere of a Hawthorne's tale. Typical is the contrast between the clean, blessed New England farm where Miranda (Gene Tierney) lives with her parents, and the bleak, doomed ancient manor where she goes and later marries the aristocratic Van Ryn (Vincent Price). Gene Tierney's angelic beauty and wholesome look perfectly fit to a romantic heroine in Hawthorne's style: she recalls the Phoebe Pyncheon of "The house of seven gables" (the novel; I haven't seen the movie). Miranda shows another typical aspect of Hawthorne's heroines: differently from the classical romantic maiden, Miranda is not apt to be a meek innocent victim of the force of evil, but she is ready to face it and to fight for her life. Note Tierney's skill in entering into the personality of the characters she plays. She was a pattern of sex-appeal in movies such as "Laura" and "Leave Her to Heaven": here her Miranda is an example of maidenly modesty. From her arrival to the castle the scenes become increasingly darker. The black-and-white photography is outstanding. Vincent Price gives his usual superb performance in the role of the mysterious Van Ryn, whose extreme haughtiness and family pride drive him to madness. Of course, nowadays we follow the story of "Dragonwyck" with a certain amount of irony, yet, perhaps for this very reason, the movie is a treat. I wish current movies were like it (and also that present actresses had a beauty comparable to Gene's, but this is plainly unimaginable).

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