How can anyone say that Morris loved Catherine when he could have ran away with her with $10,000 a year. That was more than enough to live comfortably in that era. Morris was greedy and only interested in getting money to spend and whore around. He had his chance and he blew it.
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shareAgreed. I half expected to see a scene of him horsing around with someone else.
shareI thought it was very obvious the moment he found out she was not to get the $30,000. His entire demeanor changed in an instant. I don't think he ever really loved her. He loved her inheritance. No doubt she was completely in love with him.
De Havilland is really superb in this movie, first as the painfully shy young lady lacking in confidence and then the hardened older woman. Happy to find out she was not only nominated for Best Actress Oscar but won it.
Obviously!
He didn't love her, he wasn't attracted to her, at best he may have liked her a bit. Hell, he was probably gay, but a man who needs money and who has nothing going for him but his looks can't be picky.
I figured at best he was fond of her, though he certainly never loved her the way she did him. Had they married, he would have been cordial enough at home, perhaps had a kid or two with Catherine to keep her occupied with child-rearing while he went out of town gambling, drinking, and philandering.
For a gold digger, he really was too greedy and dumb. $10,000 a year and he would have had it made. I was glad to see Catherine lock him out at the end. Taking him back would have been foolish and beneath her dignity.