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The Heiress

A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.

Director

William Wyler

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Paramount Pictures

Awards

Won 4 Oscars. 9 wins & 8 nominations total

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Catherine Sloper

Olivia de Havilland

Morris Townsend

Montgomery Clift

Dr. Austin Sloper

Ralph Richardson

Lavinia Penniman

Mariah

Mrs. Montgomery

Jefferson Almond

Marian Almond

Elizabeth Almond

Arthur Townsend

Mr. Abeel

Quintus

Geier

Party Guest

French Maid

French Waiter

French Porter

Marcel De la Brosse

French Waiter

Groom

French Bellboy

Dr. Isaacs

Franklyn Farnum

Party Guest

Fish Peddler

Dr. Sloper's Secretary

Ship Passenger

Little Girl

Chambermaid

Mr. Gebhardt

French Porter

Party Guest

Shipmate

French Maid

Loulette Sablon

Captain of the Castle Queen

Minister

Douglas Spencer

Little Boy

Delivery Woman

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Catherine Sloper Mrs. Montgomery Maria Austin Sloper Elizabeth Almond Morris Townsend Jefferson Almond

Good morning.
Good morning. - The Heiress

Good morning. Good morning.

Miss Catherine,
it's your new dress. - The Heiress

Miss Catherine, it's your new dress.

Father? - The Heiress

Permit me, Catherine. - The Heiress

Permit me, Catherine.

Do you suppose there's another Arthur
somewhere in this great city of ours? - The Heiress

Do you suppose there's another Arthur somewhere in this...

Well she has the prospect of 30 000 a year - The Heiress

Well she has the prospect of 30 000 a year

May I get you some claret cup? - The Heiress

May I get you some claret cup?

You remember her mother Liz - The Heiress

You remember her mother Liz

Catherine,
what are you doing here? - The Heiress

Catherine, what are you doing here?

Dancing was the one thing
we disagreed about, - The Heiress

Dancing was the one thing we disagreed about,

Good evening, Mrs. Penniman. - The Heiress

Good evening, Mrs. Penniman.

May I? - The Heiress

The fifth? - The Heiress

Catherine Sloper. - The Heiress

Catherine Sloper.

You know,
we don't have to wait until the fifth. - The Heiress

You know, we don't have to wait until the fifth.

Miss Sloper,
we must make an arrangement. - The Heiress

Miss Sloper, we must make an arrangement.

Don't look at your feet.
Where shall I look? - The Heiress

Don't look at your feet. Where shall I look?

Oh, Mr. Abeel,
I can't keep this up any longer. - The Heiress

Oh, Mr. Abeel, I can't keep this up any longer.

Geier will be ready very soon Will you tell Catherine - The Heiress

Geier will be ready very soon Will you tell Catherine

My dear boy you may let yourself go when you're with me - The Heiress

My dear boy you may let yourself go when you're with me

Oh Mr Townsend you remind me so of the Reverend Penniman - The Heiress

Oh Mr Townsend you remind me so of the Reverend Penniman

You know, on my tenth visit,
you might even sit here. - The Heiress

You know, on my tenth visit, you might even sit here.

Mr Townsend you are very bold - The Heiress

Mr Townsend you are very bold

Not when I need it most - The Heiress

Not when I need it most

He doesn't like me. - The Heiress

He doesn't like me.

But he's looking for a position most earnestly - The Heiress

But he's looking for a position most earnestly

Why Morris Townsend would be a feather in any girl's cap - The Heiress

Why Morris Townsend would be a feather in any girl's...

My father won't abuse you He doesn't know you well enough - The Heiress

My father won't abuse you He doesn't know you well...

You could do anything
for one whom you love. - The Heiress

You could do anything for one whom you love.

Oh, Catherine, - The Heiress

Oh women have more tact They can persuade better - The Heiress

Oh women have more tact They can persuade better

Oh, Father!
Have you waited up for me? - The Heiress

Oh, Father! Have you waited up for me?

Now, my dear, do you suppose
that we might both sit down? - The Heiress

Now, my dear, do you suppose that we might both sit down?

Well, now? - The Heiress

Oh Father don't you think he is the most beautiful man you've ever seen - The Heiress

Oh Father don't you think he is the most beautiful man...

I'll see him tomorrow. - The Heiress

I'll see him tomorrow.

I'll see him tomorrow - The Heiress

I'll see him tomorrow

Aunt Penniman. - The Heiress

I think Doctor you expect too much of people - The Heiress

I think Doctor you expect too much of people

I can only suppose that - The Heiress

I can only suppose that

Well I believe her money is the prime attraction - The Heiress

Well I believe her money is the prime attraction

Good day, Doctor. - The Heiress

Good day, Doctor.

Oh good heavens Catherine Don't hold yourself so cheaply - The Heiress

Oh good heavens Catherine Don't hold yourself so...

Father, tell him about me. - The Heiress

Father, tell him about me.

How is it possible to protect
such a willing victim? - The Heiress

How is it possible to protect such a willing victim?

How is it possible to protect such a willing victim - The Heiress

How is it possible to protect such a willing victim

Sloper
is the name. - The Heiress

Sloper is the name.

You must put live charcoals in it,
Catherine. - The Heiress

You must put live charcoals in it, Catherine.

I will be thinking of you,
Catherine. - The Heiress

I will be thinking of you, Catherine.

The pilot's gone down the bay.
They are to dock within the hour. - The Heiress

The pilot's gone down the bay. They are to dock within ...

Oh, Catherine. - The Heiress

I've I've caught a chill Lavinia - The Heiress

I've I've caught a chill Lavinia

Well I suppose you'll be going off with him anytime now - The Heiress

Well I suppose you'll be going off with him anytime now

I've known you all your life and I've yet to see you learn anything - The Heiress

I've known you all your life and I've yet to see...

Morris. - The Heiress

I haven't had
a moment alone with her. - The Heiress

I haven't had a moment alone with her.

Morris. - The Heiress

Morris, Morris, I'm so glad... - The Heiress

Morris, Morris, I'm so glad...

I see. - The Heiress

Oh Catherine Will you spend the night with him unwed - The Heiress

Oh Catherine Will you spend the night with him unwed

Oh Catherine How romantic - The Heiress

Oh Catherine How romantic

Now wouldn't you like me to dress quickly and come with you - The Heiress

Now wouldn't you like me to dress quickly and come with...

But good heavens child You are disinheriting yourself - The Heiress

But good heavens child You are disinheriting yourself

No I said that didn't I - The Heiress

No I said that didn't I

Morris, Morris, Morris! - The Heiress

Morris, Morris, Morris!

Oh, I'm sorry.
The doctor's office is closed. - The Heiress

Oh, I'm sorry. The doctor's office is closed.

Doctor.
You shouldn't be up, sir. - The Heiress

Doctor. You shouldn't be up, sir.

Catherine. I haven't seen you
since our return. - The Heiress

Catherine. I haven't seen you since our return.

Don't be kind to me It doesn't become you - The Heiress

Don't be kind to me It doesn't become you

You have found a tongue at last Catherine - The Heiress

You have found a tongue at last Catherine

Miss Catherine,
Dr. Isaacs says you'd better come now. - The Heiress

Miss Catherine, Dr. Isaacs says you'd better come now.

Aunt Penniman, have you dared? - The Heiress

Aunt Penniman, have you dared?

Do I offend you by coming - The Heiress

Do I offend you by coming

Oh that beautiful Paris lingerie How fortunate that you kept it - The Heiress

Oh that beautiful Paris lingerie How fortunate that you kept...

He has grown greedier with the years - The Heiress

He has grown greedier with the years

Can you be so cruel - The Heiress

Can you be so cruel

Right here. - The Heiress

I will attend to that.
It's for me. Yes, miss. - The Heiress

I will attend to that. It's for me. Yes, miss.

Bolt it, Maria. - The Heiress

Bolt it, Maria.

Bolt it Maria - The Heiress

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A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.

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Director: William Wyler

Writer: Ruth Goetz, Augustus Goetz, Henry James

Production: Paramount Pictures

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 1949

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 28 Dec 1949

Awards: Won 4 Oscars. 9 wins & 8 nominations total

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