The Heiress

The Heiress (1949)

A truly great motion picture.

  • Genre: Drama, Romance, History
  • Release Date: 1949-10-06
  • User Rating: 7.7/10 from 241 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: William Wyler
star 7.7/10
From 241 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • 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)
Art Harry Horner Art Direction
Directing William Wyler Director
Sound Aaron Copland Original Music Composer
Camera Leo Tover Director of Photography
Art Harry Horner Production Design
Art John Meehan Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
Writing Augustus Goetz Screenplay
Writing Ruth Goetz Screenplay
Writing Henry James Novel
Editing William Hornbeck Editor
Writing Augustus Goetz Theatre Play
Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup Department Head
Costume & Make-Up Hal Lierley Makeup Artist
Production Charles Woolstenhulme Production Manager
Sound Leon Becker Music Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Lenore Weaver Hairstylist
Production William Wyler Producer
Production Lester Koenig Associate Producer
Visual Effects Gordon Jennings Visual Effects
Costume & Make-Up Gile Steele Costume Design
Sound Van Cleave Orchestrator
Art Emile Kuri Set Decoration
Directing Charles C. Coleman Assistant Director
Production Robert Wyler Associate Producer
Camera Haskell B. Boggs Camera Operator
Sound John Cope Sound Recordist
Sound Hugo Grenzbach Sound Recordist
Directing Ronnie Lubin Script Supervisor

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