The Heiress, 1949, written by Henry James and directed by William Wyler, starring Olivia DeHavilland, Ralph Richardson and Montgomery Clift. Its the story about a woman who lacks most of the social graces expected of a women in her time who is the daughter of a wealthy widower . She falls in love with Morris Townsend whom her father thinks is a shallow interloper only after her fortune. The changes that take place within the character played by Olivia DeHavilland is amazing. There is one particular scene I love when she walks through an alcove where years before, she and Morris have kissed. When she stops you can feel what she is thinking and know that she is remembering another happier time. The cinemetography is exceptional by Leo Tover. Every scene is like a painting beautifully staged.

The cast includes:

• Olivia de Havilland .... Catherine Sloper
• Montgomery Clift .... Morris Townsend
• Ralph Richardson .... Dr. Austin Sloper
• Miriam Hopkins .... Lavinia Penniman
• Vanessa Brown .... Maria
• Betty Linley .... Mrs. Montgomery
• Ray Collins .... Jefferson Almond
• Mona Freeman .... Marian Almond
• Selena Royle .... Elizabeth Almond
• Paul Lees .... Arthur Townsend
• Harry Antrim .... Mr. Abeel
• Russ Conway .... Quintus
• David Thursby .... Geier
  

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