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The Heiress
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October 6, 1949
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Drama, Romance, History
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.
Featured Crew
William Wyler
Director
Henry James
Novel
Augustus Goetz
Theatre Play
Cast
![Olivia de Havilland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//9pIjSCaOSIp9IbMVUaZhQ4dWc9F.jpg)
Olivia de Havilland
Catherine Sloper
![Montgomery Clift](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//h3RqRyQnVBLPkUz7ZcBYLqq7eXl.jpg)
Montgomery Clift
Morris Townsend
![Ralph Richardson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//rPGUnz38kKtFfYmmEqVAjqZPA10.jpg)
Ralph Richardson
Dr. Austin Sloper
![Miriam Hopkins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//73uxVPWLftadY8elSwO9yVPewlU.jpg)
Miriam Hopkins
Lavinia Penniman
![Vanessa Brown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//5wnamONbUinJSfGwZ6ycxwzSxWv.jpg)
Vanessa Brown
Maria