The Heiress (1949)
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| Details | The Heiress (1949) |
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| GENRE | Drama, Romance |
| Director | William Wyler |
| Writer | Ruth Goetz |
| Actors | Olivia de Havilland , Montgomery Clift , Ralph Richardson , Miriam Hopkins , Vanessa Brown , Betty Linley , Ray Collins , Mona Freeman , Selena Royle , Paul Lees , Harry Antrim , Russ Conway , David Thursby , Mary Bayless , Nan Boardman |
| PLOT | A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter. |
| More Details | Oscars: Won 4 MPAA Rating : Not Rated Country of Origin: USA Language: English, French More Info : IMDb Link Subtitles : YIFYsubtitles , OpenSubtitles |
In the mid-1800's, the wealthy Sloper family - widowed surgeon Dr. Austin Sloper, his adult daughter Catherine Sloper (Dr. Sloper's only surviving child), and Dr. Sloper's recently widowed sister Lavinia Penniman - live in an opulent house at 16 Washington Square, New York City. They have accrued their wealth largely through Dr. Sloper's hard work. Despite the lessons that Dr. Sloper has paid for in all the social graces for her, Catherine is a plain, simple, awkward and extremely shy woman who spends all her free time alone doing embroidery when she is not doting on her father. Catherine's lack of social charm and beauty - unlike her deceased mother - is obvious to Dr. Sloper, who hopes that Lavinia will act as her guardian in becoming more of a social person, and ultimately as chaperon if Catherine were ever to meet the right man. The first man ever to show Catherine any attention is the handsome Morris Townsend, who she met at a family party. Catherine is initially uncertain as to Morris' intentions, never having been called on before by a gentleman, but she quickly falls in love with him, as he does with her. They plan to be married. Being a romantic, Lavinia does whatever she can to advance their relationship. However, Dr. Sloper does not trust Morris, believing him to be a fortune hunter who is only interested in Catherine for her sizable inheritance. His beliefs are strengthened after a candid discussion with Morris' sister, Mrs. Montgomery. Dr. Sloper does whatever he can to prevent the two from getting married - the entire reason for his disapproval which he does not fully disclose to either Catherine or Morris - including taking Catherine away for an extended European vacation. Ultimately, incidents with both her father and Morris permanently change Catherine's view of life.
[IMDb Code] : tt0041452 0041452 OscarWinner
[Genres] : GenreDrama, GenreRomance
[Also Known As] : The Heiress, La heredera, Die Erbin, Tarde Demais, Наследницата, The Heiress, The Heiress, 女继承人, Arvingen, Perijätär, L'héritière, Die Erbin, Η κληρονόμος, Az örökösnő, L'ereditiera, 女相続人, Paveldetoja, The Heiress, La heredera, De erfgename, Arvingen, Dziedziczka, A Herdeira, Наследница, La heredera, Arvtagerskan, L'héritière, 千金小姐, Miras, Спадкоємиця, The Heiress, The Heiress, Die Erbin, Naslednica
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