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.
Gene Tierney
as Miranda Wells
Walter Huston
as Ephraim Wells
Vincent Price
as Nicholas Van Ryn
Glenn Langan
as Dr. Jeff Turner
Anne Revere
as Abigail Wells
Spring Byington
as Magda
Connie Marshall
as Katrine Van Ryn
Harry Morgan
as Klaas Bleecker
Vivienne Osborne
as Johanna Van Ryn
Jessica Tandy
as Peggy O'Malley
Trudy Marshall
as Elizabeth Van Borden
Gertrude Astor
as Nurse (uncredited)
