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Wuthering Heights( 1939)

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I am torn with Desire . . tortured by hate!

Overview

The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. Earnshaw's son, Hindley, resents the child, but Heathcliff becomes companion and soulmate to Hindley's sister, Catherine. After her parents die, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up wild and free on the moors and despite the continued enmity between Hindley and Heathcliff they're happy -- until Cathy meets Edgar Linton, the son of a wealthy neighbor.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Merle Oberon

      Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton

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      Laurence Olivier

      Heathcliff

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      David Niven

      Edgar Linton

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      Flora Robson

      Ellen Dean

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      Donald Crisp

      Dr. Kenneth

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      Geraldine Fitzgerald

      Isabella Linton

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      Hugh Williams

      Hindley Earnshaw

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      Leo G. Carroll

      Joseph

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      Miles Mander

      Lockwood

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      Cecil Kellaway

      Earnshaw

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      Cecil Humphreys

      Judge Linton

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      Sarita Wooton

      Cathy as a Child

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      Rex Downing

      Heathcliff as a Child

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      Douglas Scott

      Hindley as a Child

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      Frank Benson

      Heathcliff Servant (uncredited)

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      Romaine Callender

      Robert (uncredited)

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      Richard Clucas

      Little Boy (uncredited)

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      Vernon Downing

      Giles (uncredited)

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      Alice Ehlers

      Madame Ehlers (uncredited)

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      Harold Entwistle

      Beadle (uncredited)

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      Peter Gowland

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Helena Grant

      Miss Hudkins (uncredited)

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      Sam Harris

      Party Guest / Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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      Susanne Leach

      Guest (uncredited)

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      Tommy Martin

      Little Boy (uncredited)

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      Edmund Mortimer

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Schuyler Standish

      Little Boy (uncredited)

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      William Stelling

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Diane Williams

      Little Girl (uncredited)

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      Eric Wilton

      Linton Servant (uncredited)

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      Philip Winter

      Cathy's Partner (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun May 12 2019
    Cathy, Cathy, come in, Cathy come back to me. Wuthering Heights is directed by William Wyler and adapted to screenplay by Charles MacArthur & Ben Hecht from the novel of the same name written by Emily Bronte. It stars Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Flora Robson. Music is scored by Alfred Newman and cinematography is by Gregg Toland. OK, so it's only a part of Bronte's classic novel, and yes some liberties have been taken, but Wuthering Heights is still a wonderfully involving picture. Expertly played by the actors and directed with adroitness, it's a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • jealousy
    • sibling relationship
    • based on novel or book
    • love of one's life
    • central and south america
    • rags to riches
    • rivalry
    • yorkshire
    • moor (terrain)
    • 19th century