The Heiress
(1949)

A truly great motion picture.

Released: 1949-10-06

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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.

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Olivia de Havilland

as Catherine Sloper

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Montgomery Clift

as Morris Townsend

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Ralph Richardson

as Dr. Austin Sloper

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Miriam Hopkins

as Lavinia Penniman

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Mona Freeman

as Maria Almond

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Ray Collins

as Jefferson Almond

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Betty Linley

as Mme. Montgomery

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Selena Royle

as Elizabeth Almond

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Paul Lees

as Arthur Townsend

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Nan Boardman

as French Maid (uncredited)

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Loulette Sablon

as French Maid (uncredited)

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Jack Chefe

as French Waiter (uncredited)

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Ray De Ravenne

as French Waiter (uncredited)

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Marcel De La Brosse

as French Porter (uncredited)

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Albert Pollet

as French Porter (uncredited)

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Arthur Dulac

as French Bellboy (uncredited)

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Augustus Goetz

Theatre Play

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Aaron Copland

Original Music Composer

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Leo Tover

Director of Photography

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Harry Horner

Production Design

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Harry Horner

Art Direction

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John Meehan

Art Direction

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Edith Head

Costume Design

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Robert Wyler

Associate Producer

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Lester Koenig

Associate Producer

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Emile Kuri

Set Decoration

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Wally Westmore

Makeup Department Head

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Charles Woolstenhulme

Production Manager

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Charles C. Coleman

Assistant Director

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Hal Lierley

Makeup Artist

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