The Heiress

Directed by William Wyler
Not Rated
1949    1h 55mDrama, Romance,
8.1100%93%
A naive young woman falls for a handsome young man her emotionally abusive father suspects is only a fortune hunter.

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Cast of The Heiress

  • Olivia de HavillandCatherine Sloper
  • Montgomery CliftMorris Townsend
  • Ralph RichardsonDr. Austin Sloper
  • Miriam HopkinsLavinia Penniman
  • Vanessa BrownMaria
  • Mona FreemanMaria Almond
  • Ray CollinsJefferson Almond
  • Betty LinleyMme. Montgomery
  • Selena RoyleElizabeth Almond
  • Paul LeesArthur Townsend
  • Harry AntrimM. Abeel
  • Russ ConwayQuintus
  • David ThursbyGeier
  • Nan BoardmanFrench Maid (uncredited)
  • Loulette SablonFrench Maid (uncredited)
  • Jack ChefeFrench Waiter (uncredited)
  • Ray De RavenneFrench Waiter (uncredited)
  • Marcel De La BrosseFrench Porter (uncredited)
  • Albert PolletFrench Porter (uncredited)
  • Arthur DulacFrench Bellboy (uncredited)
  • Lester DorrGroom (uncredited)
  • Franklyn FarnumDr. Isaacs (uncredited)
  • Louise LorimerDr. Sloper's Secretary (uncredited)
  • Sam HarrisParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Donald KerrFish Peddler (uncredited)
  • Ralph SanfordCaptain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)
  • Douglas SpencerMinister (uncredited)
  • Dorothy VernonDelivery Woman (uncredited)
  • William WylerDirector / Producer
  • Henry JamesWriter
  • Augustus GoetzWriter
  • Ruth GoetzWriter

The Heiress Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister Arn1d ago
    Based on the title and plot summery didn't think I would like this movie. I've enjoyed other William Wyler films, but never watched this one. Each character is complex yet simple and their interactions are quite realistic, something needed to make a melodrama watchable.

 

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