Heathcliff that she loves only him, and they reconcile, forgiving each other. At her request, Heathcliff carries Cathy to the window, so she can see the moors for the last time before dying in Heathcliff's arms. Heathcliff asks Cathy to haunt him until the day he dies. As Ellen finishes her story, Dr. Kenneth arrives and tells Ellen and Lockwood that he saw Heathcliff on the moors with a woman, only to find Heathcliff’s corpse alone in the snow. Ellen realizes that he saw the ghosts of Heathcliff and Cathy, who now haunt Penistone Crags together. Novel sections omitted in film The film significantly shortened the plot of the novel. Originally, the book was divided into two volumes, the first involving Cathy and Heathcliff, and the second later in time involving Heathcliff's interactions with Cathy's daughter, also called Catherine, Heathcliff's son by Isabella, Linton, and Hindley's son Hareton. In the film the second volume, and thus the children and their stories, is omitted. Because the film cuts that large amount, some of the characters are shifted or omitted. For example, the present-time beginning and ending of the film provide a frame for the flashback in both the film and book; but in the film, Isabella is still the supposed mistress of the household, whereas in the novel time has proceeded to the point where the younger Catherine is the primary female resident. In general, Heathcliff's apparent contact with Cathy's spirit and his subsequent death is preserved as the ending of the film, although it takes place sooner in time, and in a somewhat different way. Cast Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff Merle Oberon as Catherine Earnshaw Linton David Niven as Edgar Linton Flora Robson as Ellen Dean Geraldine Fitzgerald as Isabella Linton Hugh Williams as Hindley Earnshaw Donald Crisp as Dr. Kenneth Leo G. Carroll as Joseph Miles Mander as Mr. Lockwood - the stranger Cecil Kellaway as Earnshaw, Cathy's father Cecil Humphreys as Judge Linton Sarita Wooton as Cathy – as a Child (as Sarita Wooten) Rex Downing as Heathcliff – as a Child Douglas Scott as Hindley – as a Child Vernon Downing as Giles Production The project was initially intended as a vehicle for Merle Oberon, who was under contract with Goldwyn at the time. However, when Laurence Olivier was cast as Heathcliff, Vivien Leigh wanted to play the lead role with her then-lover and future husband. Studio