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Dragonwyck

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1hr 43min
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1946
Synopsis: Years before he became the leading star in horror movies, Vincent Price starred in this gothic thriller based on the best-selling novel by Anya Seton. Nicholas Van Ryn (Vincent Price) is a wealthy feudal heir of Dutch ancestry living in New York's Hudson Valley in the 1840s. Nicholas has come to hate his wife because she has been unable to give him a son; their only child is a daughter he doesn't care for. Miranda Wells (Gene Tierney), a distant relative of the Van Ryns, comes to live at their estate ... Full Synopsis
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Dragonwyck is a moderately engrossing Gothic thriller that ultimately fails to satisfy completely, largely due to first-time director Joseph L. Mankiewicz attempting to be too faithful to the Anya Seton novel that is the film's source. While it's true that Mankiewicz left out some key sections of the novel (including real-life events such as the burning of the Henry Clay steamship and the protagonist's ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Miranda Wells
Ephraim Wells
Tom Wells
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