The Heiress
1949 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
Catherine Sloper is a shy and backwards young woman who lives with her father, Dr. Austin Sloper, in 1849 New York. By all accounts Catherine's mother was a beautiful and graceful creature with the charm of queens. Catherine never knew her mother since she died while in childbirth, but her father often reminds her of all the things her mother was and that she is not. Catherine inherited a great deal of money after her mother passed and will inherit twice as much more at the passing of her father. So, when a poor but handsome and well-bred man, Morris Townsend, begins to court Catherine, her father becomes suspicious that he must be after her money. After all, Catherine is plain and boring. What could she possibly offer to this young man - other than her money?
Direction William Wyler
Cast Olivia de Havilland · Montgomery Clift · Ralph Richardson · Miriam Hopkins · Vanessa Brown · Mona Freeman · Ray Collins · Selena Royle · Betty Linley · Paul Lees · Harry Antrim · Russ Conway · David Thursby · Sam Harris · Donald Kerr · Albert Pollet
Soundtrack Aaron Copland
Screenplay Ruth Goetz · Augustus Goetz · Henry James
Cinematography Leo Tover
Original title The Heiress
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7K votes (FilmAffinity)
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