Morris is charming, intelligent and attractive, yet down on his luck having squandered his inheritance. She coaxes her to attend a gala ball where she meets the dashing Morris Townsend, who sweeps her off her feet. It comes to pass that the gregarious Aunt Lavinia moves in with the family and upends Catherine’s tranquil and uninspiring life. She is an heiress set for life as her mother bequeathed her a $10,000 a year stipend, which would increase to $30,000 once her father passes. She lives an insular life in luxury, content with embroidery and dutifully caring for her critical and unloving father. The story takes place in New York City circa 1849 and centers on the life of Catherine Sloper, the shy, doting daughter of her recently widowed father Austin Sloper. Austin Sloper and Miriam Hopkins as Aunt Lavinia Penniman. Supporting Olivia de Havilland in the titular role would be a stellar cast which included Montgomery Clift as Morris Townsend, Ralph Richardson as Dr. He obtained permission from Paramount studios executives to purchase the film rights from playwrights Augustus and Ruth Goetz for $250,000, and then hired them to adapt their play to the big screen. Wyler, who had long admired de Havilland, jumped at the opportunity to direct her in this film. She sought out director William Wyler and pitched the idea of him directing her in a film adaptation of the play. The genesis of the film lies with renown actress Olivia de Havilland who one night fell in love with the Broadway play The Heiress (1947).
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