

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.
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7.8/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2.6M
- Box office
- $2.3M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- marriage
- love
- money
- wealth
- inheritance
- black and white
- cynical
- manhattan, new york city
- embroidery
- spinster
- 19th century
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York6 Oct 1949
- Theatrical (limited)NRLos Angeles, California20 Oct 1949
- TheatricalNR28 Dec 1949
BrazilBR
- Physical12IMDB1 Jan 2000
FranceFR
- TheatricalU5 Apr 1950
- PhysicalDVD6 May 2009
- PhysicalBlu-Ray18 May 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1219 May 1950
XCXC
- Theatrical14 Dec 1951
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The Heiress was released on 6 October 1949.
Audience reviews
2- J9/10
John Chard
8/28/2019
Turning of the tide in acting and directing masterclass. Dowdy spinster Catherine Sloper is stuck in a rut, she is often made to feel useless by her almost tyrannical father, and her life is ambling along in uneventful boredom. Potential gentleman suitors stay well clear of her, such is her unease with the social graces of the day. Then one day at a society ball she is lavished with attention from Morris Townsend,…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
1/16/2025
There are three really strong performances here, but for my money it is Sir Ralph Richardson who stands out. "Sloper" is a wealthy surgeon, a widower and father to the naive young "Catherine". She (Olivia de Havilland) is shy and usually quite happy doing her embroidery quietly at home. Then her well meaning aunt "Lavinia" (Miriam Hopkins) comes to stay and her father thinks that perhaps she can help bring his daught…
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