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The Heiress

A truly great motion picture.

Rating 7.8 / 10Release October 6, 1949Runtime 115 min

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.

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