The Great Man's Lady
She's his secret woman!
1941 · 1h 30m · APPROVED
Drama, Western
Directed by
William A. Wellman
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The Great Man's Lady
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.
Director and cast
- William A. Wellman Director
- Barbara Stanwyck as Hannah Sempler Hoyt
- Joel McCrea as Mr. Sempler
- Brian Donlevy as Steely Edwards
- K.T. Stevens as Girl Biographer
- Thurston Hall as Mr. Sempler
- Lloyd Corrigan as Mr. Cadwallader
- Etta McDaniel as Delilah
- Frank M. Thomas as Frisbee
- William B. Davidson as Sen. Knobs
- Lillian Yarbo as Mandy
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