Wuthering Heights

1939 version by William Wyler
The point of interest here is really Greg Toland's photography; and true to form here, we have pin-sharp depth at times, enhanced by Wyler's staging in depth. The depth is rarely from immediately in front of the camera; a few feet, and then back a long way. Closerf figures can help frame, out of focus, with backs turned.
But the depth isn't constant. All the close-ups remain soft, and even in some depth stagings the background, or even the foreground, is quite deliberately left out of focus. There is also quite a bit of racking.
Wyler's direction uses the depth there is for some terrific effects; the old maid looking upward the field where Heathcliff should have been. We are always sure of the space, with an establishing and usually a cut in. There are, however, a few exciting track-ins, giving that investigative air. Wyler's mis-en-scene is also notably long shots; perhaps as a consequence of innovations in depth.
The story is pretty standard adaption, with a lot of time spent at the start and a run through at the end. It succeeds in nearly entirely removing any traces of interest beyond a traditional love story, quite remarkable condering source. Olivier is occassionally a bit self-conscious, but always magnetic. Oberon turns things up nicely at times, a wonderful close-up on the deathbed.
Precisely what one would expect, that being a good thing in the case of Toland.