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  • The Inheritance (1947)
  • Not Rated
    103 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The Inheritance (1947)
Not Rated
103 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Following her father's death, a teenage British heiress goes to live with her guardian uncle--who is broke and schemes to murder her for her inheritance.
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Sheridan Le Fanu (novel) | Ben Travers (screenplay)
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Release date
Feb 10, 1951 (United States)

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Cast

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21 cast members
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Jean Simmons
Caroline Ruthyn Caroline Ruthyn   See fewer
Katina Paxinou
Madame de la Rougierre Madame de la Rougierre   See fewer
Derrick De Marney
Uncle Silas Ruthyn Uncle Silas Ruthyn   See fewer
Derek Bond
Lord Richard Ilbury Lord Richard Ilbury   See fewer
Sophie Stewart
Lady Monica Waring Lady Monica Waring   See fewer
Esmond Knight
Dr. Bryerly Dr. Bryerly   See fewer
Reginald Tate
Austin Ruthyn Austin Ruthyn   See fewer
Manning Whiley
Dudley Ruthyn Dudley Ruthyn   See fewer
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs. Rusk Mrs. Rusk   See fewer
Frederick Burtwell
Branston Branston   See fewer
George Curzon
Sleigh Sleigh   See fewer
O.B. Clarence
Vicar Clay Vicar Clay   See fewer
Patricia Glyn
Mary Quince Mary Quince   See fewer
Guy Rolfe
Sepulchre Hawkes Sepulchre Hawkes   See fewer
Robin Netscher
Tom Hawkes Tom Hawkes   See fewer
John Salew
Grimstone Grimstone   See fewer
Patricia Dainton
Guest at Ball (uncredited) Guest at Ball (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Paton
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Gordon Phillott
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