When Catherine Sloper falls for Maurice Townsend, her father, a wealthy New
York doctor, believes that Townsend is a fortune hunter after his daughter's
inheritance. He forbids the marriage but Catherine persists in her affection,
encouraged by her foolish aunt Lavinia who has a weakness for Maurice herself.
When Catherine Sloper falls for Maurice Townsend, her father, a wealthy New
York doctor, believes that Townsend is a fortune hunter after his daughter's
inheritance. He forbids the marriage but Catherine persists in her affection,
encouraged by her foolish aunt Lavinia who has a weakness for Maurice herself.