Top Billed Cast

Olivia de Havilland
Catherine Sloper
Montgomery Clift
Morris Townsend
Ralph Richardson
Dr. Austin Sloper
Miriam Hopkins
Lavinia Penniman
Vanessa Brown
Maria
Mona Freeman
Maria Almond
Ray Collins
Jefferson Almond
Betty Linley
Mme. Montgomery
Selena Royle
Elizabeth Almond
Paul Lees
Arthur Townsend
Harry Antrim
M. Abeel
Russ Conway
Quintus
David Thursby
Geier
Nan Boardman
French Maid (uncredited)
Loulette Sablon
French Maid (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
French Waiter (uncredited)
Ray De Ravenne
French Waiter (uncredited)
Marcel De La Brosse
French Porter (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
French Porter (uncredited)
Arthur Dulac
French Bellboy (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Groom (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Dr. Isaacs (uncredited)
Louise Lorimer
Dr. Sloper's Secretary (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Fish Peddler (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)
Douglas Spencer
Minister (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Delivery Woman (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Wed Aug 28 2019

Turning of the tide in acting and directing masterclass. Dowdy spinster Catherine Sloper is stuck in a rut, she is often made to feel useless by her almost tyrannical father, and her life is ambling along in uneventful boredom. Potential gentleman suitors stay well clear of her, such is her unease with the social graces of the day. Then one day at a society ball she is lavished with attention from Morris Townsend, could this be love? Or is he merely after her inheritance? An inheritance her father will take away from her should she progress further with the shifty Townsend. A novel writte...