Story :After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Cast
Orson WellesEdward Rochester
Joan FontaineJane Eyre
Margaret O'BrienAdele Varens
Peggy Ann GarnerJane Eyre (younger)
John SuttonDr. Rivers
Sara AllgoodBessie
Henry DaniellHenry Brocklehurst
Agnes MooreheadMrs. Reed
Aubrey MatherColonel Dent
Edith BarrettMrs. Fairfax
Barbara EverestLady Ingram
Hillary BrookeBlanche Ingram
Elizabeth TaylorHelen Burns
Billy BevanBookie (uncredited)
Adele JergensWoman at Party (uncredited)
Mae MarshLeah (uncredited)
Erskine SanfordMr. Briggs (uncredited)
John AbbottMason
Harry AllenGuard
Ted BillingsTownsman
Ruth BradyWoman at Party
Colin CampbellProprietor
David ClydeGuard on Coach from Lowood
Charles ColemanGuard on Coach to Lowood
Alec CraigFootman
Alan EdmistonDealer
Jean FenwickGuest
Mary ForbesMrs. Eshton
Arthur Gould-PorterYoung Man
Ethel GriffiesGrace Poole
Ronald HarrisJohn Reed
Brandon HurstLowood School Trustee
Charles IrwinAuctioneer
George KirbyOld Gentleman (uncredited)
Bud LawlerGuest
Gwendolyn LoganDowager
Thomas LoudenSir George Lynn
Moyna MacGillDowager
Barry MacollumTrustee
Eily MalyonMrs. Skatcher
Nelson McDowellLowood School Trustee
Mary MenziesGirl in orphanage scene at dinner table