In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev. Arthur Nicholls. Along with their sister Anne, Emily and Charlotte also try to help their tormented brother Branwell, a gifted artist whose life is being destroyed by alcohol.
Ida Lupino
as Emily Brontë
Paul Henreid
as Rev. Arthur Nicholls
Olivia de Havilland
as Charlotte Brontë
Sydney Greenstreet
as William Makepeace Thackeray
Nancy Coleman
as Anne Brontë
Arthur Kennedy
as Branwell Brontë
May Whitty
as Lady Thornton
Victor Francen
as Constantin Heger
Montagu Love
as Rev. Brontë
Ethel Griffies
as Aunt Elizabeth Branwell
Hartney J. Arthur
as Man (uncredited)
Billy Bevan
as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
