The Heiress
"A truly great motion picture."
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.
Cast
Olivia de Havilland
Catherine Sloper
Montgomery Clift
Morris Townsend
Ralph Richardson
Dr. Austin Sloper
Miriam Hopkins
Lavinia Penniman
Vanessa Brown
Maria
Mona Freeman
Maria Almond
Ray Collins
Jefferson Almond
Betty Linley
Mme. Montgomery
Selena Royle
Elizabeth Almond
Paul Lees
Arthur Townsend
Harry Antrim
M. Abeel
Russ Conway
Quintus
David Thursby
Geier
Nan Boardman
French Maid (uncredited)
Loulette Sablon
French Maid (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
French Waiter (uncredited)
Ray De Ravenne
French Waiter (uncredited)
Marcel De La Brosse
French Porter (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
French Porter (uncredited)
Arthur Dulac
French Bellboy (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Groom (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer
Dr. Sloper's Secretary (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Fish Peddler (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Minister (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Delivery Woman (uncredited)
Crew
Harry Horner
Art Direction
William Wyler
Director
Aaron Copland
Original Music Composer
Leo Tover
Director of Photography
Harry Horner
Production Design
John Meehan
Art Direction
Edith Head
Costume Design
Augustus Goetz
Screenplay
Ruth Goetz
Screenplay
Henry James
Novel
William Hornbeck
Editor
Augustus Goetz
Theatre Play
Wally Westmore
Makeup Department Head
Hal Lierley
Makeup Artist
Charles Woolstenhulme
Production Manager
Leon Becker
Music Supervisor
Lenore Weaver
Hairstylist
William Wyler
Producer
Lester Koenig
Associate Producer
Gordon Jennings
Visual Effects
Gile Steele
Costume Design
Van Cleave
Orchestrator
Emile Kuri
Set Decoration
Charles C. Coleman
Assistant Director
Robert Wyler
Associate Producer
Haskell B. Boggs
Camera Operator
John Cope
Sound Recordist
Hugo Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Ronnie Lubin
Script Supervisor