The Heiress
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A shy, plain Washington Square heiress emotionally crushed by her cold, disdainful physician father is courted by a dashing, impoverished suitor whose intentions appear mercenary, culminating in an unforgettable, ruthless act of emotional revenge on the front parlor staircase. William Wyler and Henry James' four-time Oscar-winning masterpiece starring Olivia de Havilland and Montgomery Clift.
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