The Heiress

The Heiress

115 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 6, 1949

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.

The Heiress

115 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 6, 1949

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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Paramount
Original title The Heiress
Directors Ronnie Lubin, Charles C. Coleman, William Wyler
Writers Ruth Goetz, Augustus Goetz, Henry James

Cast

Olivia de Havilland

as Catherine Sloper

Montgomery Clift

as Morris Townsend

Ralph Richardson

as Dr. Austin Sloper

Miriam Hopkins

as Lavinia Penniman

Vanessa Brown

as Maria

Mona Freeman

as Maria Almond

Ray Collins

as Jefferson Almond

Betty Linley

as Mme. Montgomery

Selena Royle

as Elizabeth Almond

Paul Lees

as Arthur Townsend

Harry Antrim

as M. Abeel

Russ Conway

as Quintus

David Thursby

as Geier

Nan Boardman

as French Maid (uncredited)

Loulette Sablon

as French Maid (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

as French Waiter (uncredited)

Ray De Ravenne

as French Waiter (uncredited)

Marcel De La Brosse

as French Porter (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

as French Porter (uncredited)

Arthur Dulac

as French Bellboy (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

as Groom (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

as Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)

Louise Lorimer

as Dr. Sloper's Secretary (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

as Fish Peddler (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer

as Minister (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

as Delivery Woman (uncredited)