The Heiress

The Heiress (1949)

A truly great motion picture.

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Summary

Dull and plain Catherine lives with her emotionally distant father, Dr. Sloper, in 1840s New York. Her days are empty — filled with little more than needlepoint. Enter handsome Morris Townsend, a dashing social climber with his eye on the spinster's heart and substantial inheritance.

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Writing Ruth Goetz Screenplay
Sound Aaron Copland Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
Writing Augustus Goetz Theatre Play
Editing William Hornbeck Editor
Writing Augustus Goetz Screenplay
Art Harry Horner Art Direction
Writing Henry James Novel
Directing William Wyler Director
Art Harry Horner Production Design
Camera Leo Tover Director of Photography
Art John Meehan Art Direction
Sound Van Cleave Orchestrator
Visual Effects Gordon Jennings Visual Effects
Sound Leon Becker Music Supervisor
Directing Charles C. Coleman Assistant Director
Production William Wyler Producer
Camera Haskell B. Boggs Camera Operator
Production Robert Wyler Associate Producer
Art Emile Kuri Set Decoration
Production Charles Woolstenhulme Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Hal Lierley Makeup Artist
Production Lester Koenig Associate Producer
Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup Department Head
Costume & Make-Up Gile Steele Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Lenore Weaver Hairstylist
Sound John Cope Sound Recordist
Sound Hugo Grenzbach Sound Recordist
Directing Ronnie Lubin Script Supervisor