The Heiress (Criterion Collection)

Olivia de Havilland won an Oscar for her portrayal of Catherine Sloper, a plain spinster of 19th century New York romanced by handsome but poor young Morris Townsend (Montgomery Clift), a suitor that her emotionally abusive physician father (Ralph Richardson) believes to be an unscrupulous fortune hunter eyeing the money Catherine inherited after her mother died. William Wyler's adaptation of Henry James' novel "Washington Square" also stars Miriam Hopkins, Ray Collins, Mona Freeman. 116 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); bonus short "The Costume Designer" (1950); featurettes; TV show excerpts; theatrical trailer; more.