Movie · 1949
The Heiress
“A truly great motion picture.”
Released 6 October 1949 115 min Drama / Romance / History More from 1949 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.
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How old were they?
Harry Antrim
as M. Abeel
David Thursby
as Geier
Ray Collins
as Jefferson Almond
Betty Linley
as Mme. Montgomery
Louise Lorimer
as Dr. Sloper's Secretary (uncredited)
Ralph Richardson
as Dr. Austin Sloper
Miriam Hopkins
as Lavinia Penniman
Nan Boardman
as French Maid (uncredited)
Selena Royle
as Elizabeth Almond
Douglas Spencer
as Minister (uncredited)
Russ Conway
as Quintus
Olivia de Havilland
as Catherine Sloper
Montgomery Clift
as Morris Townsend
Mona Freeman
as Maria Almond
Vanessa Brown
as Maria
Paul Lees
as Arthur Townsend
Loulette Sablon
as French Maid (uncredited)
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The numbers
44years between the oldest and youngest billed
65Harry Antrim — oldest on the call sheet
21Vanessa Brown — youngest billed
44average age of the credited cast