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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 93% of the 414 1940s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
287 audience votes
Key crew
- William WylerDirector
- Aaron CoplandOriginal Music Composer
- Augustus GoetzScreenplay
- Ruth GoetzScreenplay
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
- Harry AntrimM. Abeel
- Russ ConwayQuintus
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Themes
new york citymarriagelovemoneywealthinheritanceblack and whitecynicalmanhattan, new york cityembroideryspinster19th century