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The Heiress: Directed by William Wyler. With Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins. A naive young woman falls for a handsome young man her emotionally abusive father suspects is only a fortune hunter.
The film stars Olivia de Havilland as Catherine Sloper, a naive young woman who falls in love with a handsome young man despite the objections of her emotionally abusive father who suspects the man of being a fortune hunter.
Brief Synopsis. A plain young woman's money makes her prey to fortune hunters. Cast & Crew. Read More. William Wyler. Director. Olivia De Havilland. Catherine Sloper. Montgomery Clift. Morris Townsend. Ralph Richardson. Dr. Austin Sloper. Miriam Hopkins. Lavinia Penniman. Vanessa Brown. Maria. Photos & Videos. View All. The Heiress - Movie Poster.
Oct 23, 2022 · Olivia de Havilland won the Oscar for Best Actress as a shy heiress who falls for a handsome man (Montgomery Clift) her overbearing father (Ralph Richardson) thinks is a fortune hunter.
Set in New York City before the Civil War, The Heiress features Olivia de Havilland as Catherine Sloper, the plain-Jane daughter of a tyrannical rich man (played by Ralph Richardson) who dominates her life and subjects her to constant comparison to her vibrant mother, who died when Catherine was young.
When shy, emotionally fragile Catherine Sloper (Olivia de Havilland, in a heartbreaking, Oscar-winning turn), the daughter of a wealthy New York doctor, begins to receive calls from the handsome spendthrift Morris Townsend (Montgomery Clift), she becomes possessed by the promise of romance.
Jun 3, 2019 · The Heiress 1949 A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.
May 7, 2019 · With the help of intense performances by Olivia de Havilland and Montgomery Clift, William Wyler turns the genteel spaces of a Manhattan town house into an emotional battleground.
Academy Award winner Olivia De Havilland and Montgomery Clift light up the screen in this spellbinding, landmark drama. De Havilland is Catherine Sloper, an aristocratic young woman living under the scrutiny of her malevolent father.
Catherine (Olivia de Havilland), a young woman who stands to inherit her father's large fortune, falls in love when she meets Morris (Montgomery Clift), who gives her the love and affection...
