The Heiress
A truly great motion picture.
1949-10-06 | 115 minutes
Plot Summary
Dull and plain Catherine lives with her emotionally distant father, Dr. Sloper, in 1840s New York. Her days are empty — filled with little more than needlepoint. Enter handsome Morris Townsend, a dashing social climber with his eye on the spinster's heart and substantial inheritance.
Cast
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Olivia de HavillandCatherine Sloper
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Montgomery CliftMorris Townsend
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Ralph RichardsonDr. Austin Sloper
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Miriam HopkinsLavinia Penniman
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Vanessa BrownMaria
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Mona FreemanMaria Almond
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Ray CollinsJefferson Almond
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Betty LinleyMme. Montgomery
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Selena RoyleElizabeth Almond
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Harry AntrimM. Abeel
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Russ ConwayQuintus
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Nan BoardmanFrench Maid (uncredited)
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Jack ChefeFrench Waiter (uncredited)
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