Caroline Ruthyn, a teenage girl, becomes the ward of her uncle Silas after her father's death. Silas, a sickly and once unbalanced man, is both broke and greedy—making Caroline, the heir to her father's great fortune, rightfully wary of his intentions. Her fears intensify when she encounters Silas's perverse son and discovers that her sinister former governess, Madame de la Rougierre, is conspiring with her uncle. Cast: - Jean Simmons as Caroline Ruthyn - Katina Paxinou as Madame de la Rougierre - Derrick De Marney as Uncle Silas - Derek Bond as Lord Richard Ilbury - Sophie Stewart as Lady Monica Waring - Esmond Knight as Doctor Bryerly - Reginald Tate as Austin Ruthyn - Manning Whiley as Dudley Ruthyn - Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Rusk - John Laurie as Giles - Frederick Burtwell as Branston - George Curzon as Sleigh - O. B. Clarence as Victor Clay - Frederick Ranalow as Rigg - Patricia Glyn as Mary Quince - Robin Netscher as Tom Runtime: 98 minutes.