Dragonwyck

1946
Approved
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

5.6K

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A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

5.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Klaas Bleecker
(as Henry Morgan)

Vivienne Osborne

Johanna Van Ryn

Jessica Tandy

Peggy O'Malley

Trudy Marshall

Elizabeth Van Borden

Gertrude Astor

Nurse
(uncredited)

Arthur Aylesworth

Farmer
(uncredited)

Shelby Bacon

Boy Dancer
(uncredited)

Robert Baldwin

Farmer
(uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

Tom Wilson
(uncredited)

Trevor Bardette

Farmer
(uncredited)

Bill Carter

Man
(uncredited)

Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Trivia
Vincent Price had to work hard could to convince producer Joseph L. Mankiewicz to cast him as Van Ryn. Mankiewicz remembered him as the good-natured guy in Laura (1944) or as a portly prelate in his last film,The Keys of the Kingdom (1944). But determined to convince him, Price lost the 30lbs he had gained for the film, auditioned, and won the coveted role.

Goofs
As Miranda and Van Ryn dance through the doorway from the balcony into the ballroom, she holds her closed fan in her hand. When the shot changes after they enter the room, the fan dangles from her wrist.

Quotes
Nicholas Van Ryn: But I will not live by ordinary standards. I will not run with the pack. I will not be chained into a routine of living which is the same for others. I will not look to the ground and move on the ground with the rest: so long as there are those mountaintops, and clouds, and limitless space.

Connections
Featured in Le château du dragon: fantasme de l'excès (2004)

Soundtracks
Creole Lullaby
(uncredited)
Written by Alfred Newman
Lyrics Charles Henderson
Sung by female voice off camera

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Good thriller

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.