The Heiress (1949)

Academy Awards, USA 1950

Winner Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role Olivia de Havilland
	Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White John Meehan Harry Horner Emile Kuri
	Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Edith Head Gile Steele
	Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Aaron Copland
Nominee Oscar	Best Picture
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role Ralph Richardson
	Best Director William Wyler
	Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Leo Tover

Paramount Pictures
Directed by William Wyler
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Universal)

Olivia de Havilland is the shy, plain daughter of a wealthy New York daughter. She lives under the shadow of her dead mother, a beautiful, outgoing woman whom her father never stops talking about. Although she stands to inherit a fortune, she has no prospects for marriage until Montgomery Clift sweeps her off her feet in a whirlwind romance. Her suspicious father deduces that he is only after her money and forbids their pending marriage. He whisks her away to Europe for six months, but Clift is waiting for her when they get back and they plan to elope. However, he leaves her waiting and disappears to California, leaving her heartbroken. When he returns several years later, she finds a way to get back at him in a memorable ending. Well-made, well-acted melodrama, is entertaining, if implausible.