For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.
Elenco: Gene Tierney , Walter Huston , Vincent Price , Glenn Langan , Anne Revere , Spring Byington , Connie Marshall , Harry Morgan , Vivienne Osborne , Jessica Tandy , Trudy Marshall , Gertrude Astor , Robert Baldwin , Ruth Cherrington , Scott Elliott , Pierce Lyden , Larry Steers , Charles Waldron .