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