Dec 9, 2009 | Bronte Blog
A couple of movie alerts for today, December 10: 1. Samuel Goldwyn Presents THURSDAY DECEMBER 10 WUTHERING HEIGHTS 2:45, 7:00 This haunting, mesmerizing adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic novel features the indelible talents of Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier as the doomed, star-crossed lovers.
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HEATH LEDGER and his sister Kate were named for the two main characters in "Wuthering Heights," later a movie starring Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon.
Jewell Jordan Mason, who was Luise Rainer's stunt double for her Oscar-winning performance in 1937's "The Good Earth" and Merle Oberon's on "Wuthering Heights" two years later, died Sept.
Melissa Katsoulis lists Wuthering Heights 1939 as one of the 25 best book-to-film adaptations in The Telegraph : 2. WUTHERING HEIGHTS by EMILY BRONTA Published: 1847 Film adaptation: 1939 Director: WILLIAM WYLER BrontA 's gothic tale of moors madness gets the William Wyler treatment in this classic movie version starring Merle Oberon as Cathy and ...
Tonight's Movie: The Divorce of Lady X
The year before they costarred in the 1939 classic WUTHERING HEIGHTS, Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon played opposite each other in a lighthearted British romantic comedy, THE DIVORCE OF LADY X. Late one evening Everard and Leslie are both stranded in a London hotel due to a black fog which makes travel impossible.
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