SouthbankThe Heiress
Montgomery Clift convinces as an archetypal Jamesian fortune-hunter in this meticulously assembled adaptation of Washington Square.
USA 1949
Directed by William Wyler
With Olivia de Havilland, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins
Running time 115min
Certificate U
Clift has the looks and the charm to convince as an archetypal Jamesian fortune-hunter in this meticulously assembled adaptation of Washington Square, but his fascinating performance also suggests an element of self-deception as he burrows his way into the affections of dowdy spinster de Havilland. She won the Oscar, he proved his thespian mettle in the testing company of ever-demanding Wyler and inveterate scene-stealer Richardson, the wealthy household’s canny paterfamilias.
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