All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Gladys Cooper, ranked

In Monte Carlo, Max de Winter stops to speak to Mrs. Edythe Van Hopper only after recognizing her companion, the girl he had encountered earlier. Maxim takes his new bride back to Manderley, his grand mansion by the sea in south-western England, dominated by its housekeeper Mrs. Danvers, a chilly individual who had been a close confidante of the first Mrs. De Winter—Rebecca—with whom she is clearly still obsessed.

In London, Professor Henry Higgins, a scholar of phonetics, believes that the accent and tone of one’s voice determines a person’s prospects in society. He agrees to a wager that he can make Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl with a thick, unintelligible accent, presentable in high society.

After Cholera claims the lives of Mary Lennox’s parents, she is sent from India to England to reside with her Uncle Craven. Archibald Craven’s mansion, situated on the moors, is gloomy and vast, boasting over 100 rooms. Mary discovers that her Uncle has no interest in meeting her, a sentiment that suits her well, given her own rude and spoiled demeanor. While exploring the gardens the following day, Mary observes a secluded area enclosed by a high stone wall, devoid of any entrance.

In the days leading up to the First World War, Lieutenant Marek is assigned to an Austro-Hungarian cavalry regiment stationed in a small town. There he meets Baroness Edith de Kekesfalva, a young woman who is a paraplegic as the result of a horse riding accident. Noticing how the young man has cheered up his depressed daughter, Baron Emil de Kekesfalva asks him to spend time with her.