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.
William Wyler
Casts & Crew
Olivia de Havilland
Montgomery Clift
Ralph Richardson
Miriam Hopkins
Vanessa Brown
Mona Freeman
Ray Collins
Betty Linley
Selena Royle
Paul Lees
Harry Antrim
Russ Conway
David Thursby
Nan Boardman
Loulette Sablon
Jack Chefe
Ray De Ravenne
Marcel De La Brosse
Albert Pollet
Arthur Dulac
Lester Dorr
Franklyn Farnum
Louise Lorimer
Sam Harris
Donald Kerr
Ralph Sanford
Douglas Spencer
Dorothy Vernon
Also Directed by William Wyler
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