After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house to care for his young daughter.
Orson Welles
as Edward Rochester
Joan Fontaine
as Jane Eyre
Margaret O'Brien
as Adele Varens
Peggy Ann Garner
as Jane Eyre (younger)
John Sutton
as Dr. Rivers
Sara Allgood
as Bessie
Henry Daniell
as Henry Brocklehurst
Agnes Moorehead
as Mrs. Reed
Aubrey Mather
as Colonel Dent
Edith Barrett
as Mrs. Fairfax
Barbara Everest
as Lady Ingram
Hillary Brooke
as Blanche Ingram