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Play of the Month: The Heiress

BBC One
on BBC One London

by Ruth and Augustus Goetz
From a novel by Henry James
[Starring] Vincent Price
also starring Eileen Atkins
with John Stride, Lally Bowers

The story of a rich, but plain, American girl. An attractive young man unexpectedly wants to marry her but her father is convinced he's only after her money. The play is based on Henry James's novel "Washington Square," and the star is Vincent Price, unfairly best known as 'the prince of horror.' As well as being a sensitive and talented actor, Vincent Price is an expert art historian. Eileen Atkins also stars
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Contributors

Writer:
Ruth Goetz
Writer:
Augustus Goetz
From a novel by:
Henry James
Music:
Tom McCall
Costumes:
Olive Harris
Lighting:
Peter Catlett
Designer:
Sally Hulke
Producer:
Cedric Messina
Director:
Terence Dudley
Dr Austin Sloper:
Vincent Price
Maria:
Shirley Dixon
Mrs Lavinia Penniman:
Lally Bowers
Catherine Sloper:
Eileen Atkins
Mrs Elizabeth Almond:
Marigold Sharman
Marian Almond:
Elizabeth Proud
Arthur Townsend:
David Allister
Morris Townsend:
John Stride
Mrs Montgomery:
Jessica Spencer
Source: Radio Times

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