An elegant and charm enough drama about an innocent young (Gene Tierney) living at her rural home along with parents (Waler Huston, Anne Revere) and brothers and she then moves to stay with a far relative (Vincent Price) at Dragonwyck castle . (DANGEROUSLY She dared to LOVE! Secret thoughts... That led to secret love... That led to rapture and terror!
Joseph L Mankiewicz's first feature movie as a filmmaker and he also wrote the storyline from Anya Seton's novella . It is basically the same Gothic territory as his later ¨The Ghost and Mrs Muir¨ , though it lacks ambivalent psychological insights . Still, it is an enjoyable enough drama in the tradition of ¨Hitchcock's Rebecca¨. The storyline relies heavily on the continued relationship between Gene Tierney and Vincent Price , but it doesn't make boring , however the film is pretty attractive and entertaining . The picture results to be a brilliant flick with romance , thrills , emotion and although is sometimes slow moving , isn't tiring , but entertaining . Mankiewics's directing debut is far cry from the acerbically scripted tales as a ¨Letter to three wives¨ , ¨All about Eve¨ for which he is best known , in fact this ¨Dragonwyck¨ is next to ¨The Ghost and Mrs Muir¨especially on the impressive mansion they inhabit . It's an agreeable and attractive drama in which the protagonist duo is magnificent . Gene Tierney is wonderful and charming with her sweet and enjoyable countenance . Vincent Price is top-notch as the sophisticated and wealthy cousin . Few surprises , but the performances are vivid and the recreation of the 1840s setting is subtly plausible. Tierney and Price are well accompanied by a good support cast , such as : Walter Huston , Glenn Langan , Anne Revere , Connie Marshall , Harry Morgan and Jessica Tandy .
The motion picture was competently directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz , in his film debut , though being inferior to subsequent films he would make . Mankiewicz was a prestigious writer, producer who made notorious movies such as : Dragonwyck, Somewhere in the night, The ghost and Mrs Muir, A letter to 3 wives, House of strangers, All about Eva, No way out, People will talk, 5 fingers, Julius Caesar, Guys and dolls, The quiet American, Suddenly last summer, Cleopatra, The honey pot, There was a crooked man, and Sleuth. His more highly esteemed films were All about Eva and A letter for three wives that won some Oscars, while the lavishly made Cleopatra was a real flop. Rating : 6.5/10 . The yarn will appeal to Gene Tierney and Vincent Price fans .
Joseph L Mankiewicz's first feature movie as a filmmaker and he also wrote the storyline from Anya Seton's novella . It is basically the same Gothic territory as his later ¨The Ghost and Mrs Muir¨ , though it lacks ambivalent psychological insights . Still, it is an enjoyable enough drama in the tradition of ¨Hitchcock's Rebecca¨. The storyline relies heavily on the continued relationship between Gene Tierney and Vincent Price , but it doesn't make boring , however the film is pretty attractive and entertaining . The picture results to be a brilliant flick with romance , thrills , emotion and although is sometimes slow moving , isn't tiring , but entertaining . Mankiewics's directing debut is far cry from the acerbically scripted tales as a ¨Letter to three wives¨ , ¨All about Eve¨ for which he is best known , in fact this ¨Dragonwyck¨ is next to ¨The Ghost and Mrs Muir¨especially on the impressive mansion they inhabit . It's an agreeable and attractive drama in which the protagonist duo is magnificent . Gene Tierney is wonderful and charming with her sweet and enjoyable countenance . Vincent Price is top-notch as the sophisticated and wealthy cousin . Few surprises , but the performances are vivid and the recreation of the 1840s setting is subtly plausible. Tierney and Price are well accompanied by a good support cast , such as : Walter Huston , Glenn Langan , Anne Revere , Connie Marshall , Harry Morgan and Jessica Tandy .
The motion picture was competently directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz , in his film debut , though being inferior to subsequent films he would make . Mankiewicz was a prestigious writer, producer who made notorious movies such as : Dragonwyck, Somewhere in the night, The ghost and Mrs Muir, A letter to 3 wives, House of strangers, All about Eva, No way out, People will talk, 5 fingers, Julius Caesar, Guys and dolls, The quiet American, Suddenly last summer, Cleopatra, The honey pot, There was a crooked man, and Sleuth. His more highly esteemed films were All about Eva and A letter for three wives that won some Oscars, while the lavishly made Cleopatra was a real flop. Rating : 6.5/10 . The yarn will appeal to Gene Tierney and Vincent Price fans .