The Heiress

About The Heiress

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.

William Wyler's The Heiress is a 1949 history romance film. Its themes are money, cautionary, inheritance, and cynical.

Olivia de Havilland appears as Catherine Sloper, Montgomery Clift as Morris Townsend, Ralph Richardson as Dr. Austin Sloper, and Miriam Hopkins as Lavinia Penniman. Released in October 1949, it runs 115 minutes.

The screenplay is by Augustus Goetz and Ruth Goetz.

Taxi Driver, Manhattan, and The Iceman make useful companions to The Heiress, all filed under callous. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 291 votes and it carries a NR rating.