The Heiress

Plot

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 socia... read more

  • William Wyler

    Director

  • Henry James

    Novel

  • Augustus Goetz

    Screenplay

  • Augustus Goetz

    Theatre Play

  • Ruth Goetz

    Screenplay

  • Leo Tover

    Director of Photography

  • William Hornbeck

    Editor

  • 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

  • David Thursby

    Geier

  • Nan Boardman

    French Maid (uncredited)

  • Loulette Sablon

    French Maid (uncredited)

  • Jack Chefe

    French Waiter (uncredited)

  • Ray De Ravenne

    French Waiter (uncredited)

  • Marcel De La Brosse

    French Porter (uncredited)

  • Albert Pollet

    French Porter (uncredited)

  • Arthur Dulac

    French Bellboy (uncredited)

  • Lester Dorr

    Groom (uncredited)

  • Franklyn Farnum

    Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)

  • Louise Lorimer

    Dr. Sloper's Secretary (uncredited)

  • Sam Harris

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Donald Kerr

    Fish Peddler (uncredited)

  • Ralph Sanford

    Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)

  • Douglas Spencer

    Minister (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Vernon

    Delivery Woman (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    115 minutes

    Released

    1949-10-06

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Paramount

    Sound

  • Aaron Copland

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    1013 days ago

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