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Dragonwyck (1946)

Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz

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From Time Out Film Guide

Mankiewicz's directing debut is a far cry from the acerbically scripted satires - A Letter to Three Wives, All About Eve - for which he is best known; indeed, though it inhabits basically the same Gothic territory as his later The Ghost and Mrs Muir, it lacks that film's charm, easy wit and ambivalent psychological insights. Still, it's an efficient enough drama in the tradition of Rebecca, with innocent young Tierney leaving her rural home to stay with wealthy and sophisticated cousin Price. Needless to say, she marries him only to discover that he's a cruel, brooding tyrant who maltreats his workers and has a sinister skeleton in his closet. Few surprises, but the performances are vivid and the recreation of the 1840s setting is subtly plausible.

Author: GA 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • JGG59 said...
    Posted on Jul 08 2007 20:54 With great performances from Tierney and Price this just misses the mark. Mankiewicz's first time out as a director is solid but the story gets away from him.
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Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz

Producer: Darryl F Zanuck

Cast: Gene Tierney, Vincent Price, Glenn Langan, Walter Huston, Anne Revere, Henry Morgan, Jessica Tandy full cast

Duration: 103 mins


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