BackgroundThe Heiress(1949), as the theatrical poster declared, is "a ruly great motion picture" - a bleak tale of crushed, heartbroken expectations and incisively-harsh retribution.He daintily sips tea with his grimy hands and tries to apologize but only makes things worse: "Just listen to this stomach of mine.Toward its furious ending, Drew admits o the grinning boy: "I""m lost." When Drew, seen as a suspicious stranger, compliments the moon-faced winner when they are done - "God damn, you play a mean banjo," the mute, inbred, half-witted boy resumes his stony stare, turns his head sharply, and refuses o shake hands with the interloping foreigner.Prologue:Two households both alike in dignity,In fair Verona where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny.