Her most famous role was probably that of Melanie from Gone With The Wind, but The Heiress featured her best overall performance and in every respect this was HER picture. Despite playing in a lot of costume dramas earlier in her career where her role was generally under-written and interchangeable with countless other actresses of the day, she was able to slowly overcome that with better and better scripts. de Havilland has been one of my favorite actresses for many years. Reviewed by MartinHafer 10 / 10 probably de Havilland's best performance Ultimately, incidents with both her father and Morris permanently change Catherine's view of life. Sloper does whatever he can to prevent the two from getting married - the entire reason for his disapproval which he does not fully disclose to either Catherine or Morris - including taking Catherine away for an extended European vacation. His beliefs are strengthened after a candid discussion with Morris' sister, Mrs. Sloper does not trust Morris, believing him to be a fortune hunter who is only interested in Catherine for her sizable inheritance. Being a romantic, Lavinia does whatever she can to advance their relationship. Catherine is initially uncertain as to Morris' intentions, never having been called on before by a gentleman, but she quickly falls in love with him, as he does with her. The first man ever to show Catherine any attention is the handsome Morris Townsend, who she met at a family party. Sloper, who hopes that Lavinia will act as her guardian in becoming more of a social person, and ultimately as chaperon if Catherine were ever to meet the right man. Catherine's lack of social charm and beauty - unlike her deceased mother - is obvious to Dr.
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Sloper has paid for in all the social graces for her, Catherine is a plain, simple, awkward and extremely shy woman who spends all her free time alone doing embroidery when she is not doting on her father. They have accrued their wealth largely through Dr. Sloper's recently widowed sister Lavinia Penniman - live in an opulent house at 16 Washington Square, New York City. Austin Sloper, his adult daughter Catherine Sloper (Dr.
In the mid-1800's, the wealthy Sloper family - widowed surgeon Dr.
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