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.
The Heiress is of 1 hour(s) and 55 minute(s). It is Produced By: Paramount. It was released on 1949-10-06. It has the tagline: A truly great motion picture. It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
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