Although certainly not her best film, Dragonwyck (1946), is a solid effort (directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz adapted from a good Gothic Novel of the same name), and any film featuring the mesmerizing beauty of Gene Tierney is worthwhile. Vincent Price and Walter Huston are great in supporting roles as well. The cinematography is stark and dramatic, perfectly projecting the intended gothic feel. The combination of a cursed, ghostly mansion and Miss Tierney's lovely visage is seemingly a win/win scenario...
1844... Miranda Wells (Gene Tierney) is a simple Connecticut farm girl. She is surprised and delighted when an aristocratic distant relative, Nicholas Van Ryn (Vincent Price) invites her to live at his mansion house, Dragonwyck, and be the Governess to his young daughter...
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| Dragonwyck. 1946: Gene Tierney |
Though ominous, Dragonwyck is beautiful and elegant, both outside...
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| Dragonwyck. 1946: Gene Tierney |
as well as in...
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| Dragonwyck. 1946: Gene Tierney |
Things are odd at Dragonwyck, however. The parents relationship to the daughter is non-existent. The Lady of the house is suspiciously ill. The servants talk and warn of century-old curses and ghosts. Nicholas Van Ryn is being threatened by revolting tenant farmers. And after the mysterious death of his wife, Nicholas Van Ryn expresses his love for Miranda...
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| Dragonwyck. 1946: Gene Tierney |
Will she stay and live the elegant life, or are these new surroundings too bizarre and scary?
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| Dragonwyck. 1946: Gene Tierney |
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| Dragonwyck. 1946: Gene Tierney |
