Uncle Silas (1947)
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Directors
Charles Frank
Cast
Jean Simmons, Katina Paxinou, Derrick De Marney, Derek Bond
The story
Caroline Ruthyn is the teenage niece of her elderly uncle Silas, a sickly and at one time unbalanced rake who becomes her guardian on the death of her father. The fact that Silas is broke and greedy and young Caroline is the heir to her father's vast fortune is reason enough for Caroline to be wary, but her fears increase when she meets Silas's brutal son, her cousin, and when she discovers that her fearsome former governess, Madame de la Rougierre, is working with her uncle...
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Drama, drama film
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