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." She hinted that she might want a family, but he was reluctant about having babies: "They just eat and poop, and they cry."Maria: My brother is a silly watchdog.Bernardo: Ah, my sister is a precious jewel.Anita: What am I, cut glass?Maria is thrilled and excited about her ""coming out"" hat evening: "It is most important that I have a wonderful ime at the dancing tonight.DeWald entered and spotted Foley""s reflection in a mirror, and quietly alerted his security guards.Foley fought off a couple of the guards and fled for his life, and found himself on stage in the middle of one of the attraction""s shows amidst dancing costumed animals.The usual." She asked: "Does trouble just go looking for you?" He brought up the long-avoided topic of marriage, and she was surprised: "Do you want to get married?" They both agreed they didn""t [although later, she expressed that she did, but didn""t want to exert pressure on him ("I""ll take you any way I can get you")].