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The Heiress

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Drama based on Henry James 's novel Washington Square, starring Olivia de Havilland Montgomery Clift Ralph Richardson
Wealthy widower Dr Austin Sloper considers his daughter unattractive and dull. So when a prospective suitor arrives on the scene he dismisses the young man as a fortune-hunter.
DirectorWilliam Wyler (1949)

Contributors

Unknown:
Henry James
Unknown:
Olivia de Havilland
Unknown:
Montgomery Clift
Unknown:
Ralph Richardson
Unknown:
Dr Austin Sloper
Catherine Sloper:
Olivia de Havilland
Morris Townsend:
Montgomery Clift
DrAustinSloper:
Ralph Richardson
LaviniaPenniman:
Miriam Hopkins
Maria:
Vanessa Brown
Marian Almond:
Mona Freeman
Source: Radio Times

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