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The Great Man's Lady
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The Great Man's Lady

Oct 31, 1941
1h 30m
★ 6.3

She's his secret woman!

Overview

In Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt (who lives in the last residence among skyscrapers) is at last persuaded to tell her story to a 'girl biographer'. Flashback: in 1848, teenage Hannah meets and flirts with pioneer Ethan; on a sudden impulse, they elope. We follow their struggle to found a city in the wilderness, hampered by the Gold Rush, star-crossed love, peril, and heartbreak. The star "ages" 80 years.

Genres

Western
Drama
Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Hannah Sempler Hoyt

Barbara Stanwyck

Joel McCrea

Mr. Sempler

Joel McCrea

Brian Donlevy

Steely Edwards

Brian Donlevy

K.T. Stevens

Girl Biographer

K.T. Stevens

Thurston Hall

Mr. Sempler

Thurston Hall

Lloyd Corrigan

Mr. Cadwallader

Lloyd Corrigan

Etta McDaniel

Delilah

Etta McDaniel

William B. Davidson

Sen. Knobs

William B. Davidson

Lillian Yarbo

Mandy

Lillian Yarbo

Helen Lynd

Bettina

Helen Lynd

Mary Treen

Persis

Mary Treen

Lucien Littlefield

City Editor

Lucien Littlefield

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