A truly great motion picture.
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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Classical in form, grave, earnest and meticulous.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Olivia de HavillandCatherine Sloper
- Montgomery CliftMorris Townsend
- Ralph RichardsonDr. Austin Sloper
- Miriam HopkinsLavinia Penniman
- Vanessa BrownMaria
- Mona FreemanMaria Almond
- Ray CollinsJefferson Almond
- Betty LinleyMme. Montgomery
- Selena RoyleElizabeth Almond
- Paul LeesArthur Townsend
Crew
- William WylerDirector
- Ruth GoetzScreenplay
- Augustus GoetzScreenplay
- Henry JamesNovel
- Leo ToverDirector of Photography
- Aaron CoplandOriginal Music Composer
- William HornbeckEditor
- William WylerProducer
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