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.
- Klaas Bleecker
- (as Henry Morgan)
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
- Farmer
- (uncredited)
- Boy Dancer
- (uncredited)
- Farmer
- (uncredited)
- Tom Wilson
- (uncredited)
- Farmer
- (uncredited)
- Man
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaVincent 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.
- GoofsAs 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Le château du dragon: fantasme de l'excès (2004)
- SoundtracksCreole Lullaby
(uncredited)
Written by Alfred Newman
Lyrics Charles Henderson
Sung by female voice off camera
A side note to Ms. Tierney's portrayal of Miranda in this film - The actress Gene Tierney had a fling with the young John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and first laid eyes on him, watching her, while she is playing a scene with her father, the great actor John Huston, reading the bible to her to determine her course of future action - should she accept the proposal of her cousin, or not. She looked up and there he was, clearly smitten with the beautiful Ms. Tierney, and they began to see each other directly after that - or so Ms. Tierney comments in her marvelous autobiography.
The bible figures prominently in another scene when the imperious Nicholas first makes his appearance, played to haughty perfection by the very tall and very talented Vincent Price. Very dramatic and memorable! The great Jessica Tandy also has a significant role as Miranda's feisty maid. And, what better actress to play the role of the wise and comforting mother, but the marvelous Anne Revere.
See it, if only for the atmospheric and haunting music that stays with you after the film is ended. See it, if only for the beautiful and talented Gene Tierney. See it, if only for the great actors, Vincent Price, John Huston, Anne Revere and Jessica Tandy. It is a little gem of a film!
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- Jul 28, 2005
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- Also known as
- Weißer Oleander
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- Budget
- $1,900,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $5,434
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1