The Heiress (1949)

Movie Details

Original Title The Heiress

Original Language EN

Budget $2,600,000

Revenue $2,300,000

Status Released

Popularity 1.0

Cast

Olivia de Havilland

Catherine Sloper

Popularity: 0.8

Montgomery Clift

Morris Townsend

Popularity: 0.7

Ralph Richardson

Dr. Austin Sloper

Popularity: 0.9

Miriam Hopkins

Lavinia Penniman

Popularity: 0.6

Vanessa Brown

Maria

Popularity: 0.4

Mona Freeman

Maria Almond

Popularity: 1.4

Ray Collins

Jefferson Almond

Popularity: 5.8

Betty Linley

Mme. Montgomery

Popularity: 0.7

Selena Royle

Elizabeth Almond

Popularity: 0.3

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Paul Lees

Arthur Townsend

Popularity: 0.5

Harry Antrim

M. Abeel

Popularity: 2.1

Russ Conway

Quintus

Popularity: 0.8

Key Crew

Director William Wyler

Editor William Hornbeck

Screenplay Ruth Goetz, Augustus Goetz

Producer William Wyler

Production

Paramount Pictures

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Keywords

new york city marriage love money wealth inheritance manhattan, new york city embroidery spinster 19th century fortune fortune hunter

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10

Aug 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 uneas ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jan 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 wel ... Read more