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This classic gothic thriller from Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About Eve) is set in 1840s New York State sees an innocent young woman (Gene Tierney) leave her rural home to stay with her wealthy and sophisticated cousin Nicholas Van Ryn (Vincent Price). Occupying a dark, gloomy mansion, Nicolas – whose first wife had mysteriously died after her failure to bear a son - soon falls in love his cousin; but when the pair marries Tierney quickly discovers that Nicolas is a cruel, brooding tyrant who maltreats his workers and has a sinister skeleton in his closet.