The Heiress
A truly great motion picture.
Overview
In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.
- Budget
- $2,600,000
- Revenue
- $2,300,000
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
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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
Harry Antrim
M. Abeel
Russ Conway
Quintus
Nan Boardman
French Maid (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
French Waiter (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Groom (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer
Dr. Sloper's Secretary (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Fish Peddler (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Minister (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Delivery Woman (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- William Wyler
- Writers
- Augustus Goetz,Ruth Goetz
- Producers
- William Wyler
- Cinematography
- Leo Tover
- Composer
- Aaron Copland
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John Chard
August 28, 2019
Turning of the tide in acting and directing masterclass. Dowdy spinster Catherine Sloper is stuck in a rut, she is often made to feel useless by her almost tyrannical father, and her life is ambling along in uneventful boredom. Potential gentleman suitors stay well clear of her, such is her unease with the social graces of the day. Then one day at a society ball she is lavished with attention from Morris Townsend, could this be love? Or is he merely after her inheritance? An inheritance her f…
CinemaSerf
January 16, 2025
There are three really strong performances here, but for my money it is Sir Ralph Richardson who stands out. "Sloper" is a wealthy surgeon, a widower and father to the naive young "Catherine". She (Olivia de Havilland) is shy and usually quite happy doing her embroidery quietly at home. Then her well meaning aunt "Lavinia" (Miriam Hopkins) comes to stay and her father thinks that perhaps she can help bring his daughter a little out of her shell. One of the results of this change is a meeting wit…