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The Heiress

Release Year
1949
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
Drama
History
Romance
Directed By
William Wyler
The Heiress

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 & Crew

Cast

Olivia de Havilland

Catherine Sloper

Montgomery Clift

Morris Townsend

Ralph Richardson

Dr. Austin Sloper

Miriam Hopkins

Lavinia Penniman

Vanessa Brown

Maria

Mona Freeman

Maria Almond

Ray Collins

Jefferson Almond

Betty Linley

Mme. Montgomery

Selena Royle

Elizabeth Almond

Paul Lees

Arthur Townsend

Harry Antrim

M. Abeel

Russ Conway

Quintus

Crew

William Wyler

Director

Ruth Goetz

Screenplay

Augustus Goetz

Screenplay

Leo Tover

Director of Photography

Aaron Copland

Original Music Composer

Harry Horner

Production Design

Gile Steele

Costume Design

William Wyler

Producer

Henry James

Novel

Augustus Goetz

Theatre Play

Hugo Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

Van Cleave

Orchestrator

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