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The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

She's his secret woman!

1941•1h 30m•6.3/10
WesternDramaRomance

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6.3/10(11)

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.

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Production

Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Hannah Sempler Hoyt

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Mr. Sempler

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Steely Edwards

K.T. Stevens

K.T. Stevens

Girl Biographer

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Mr. Sempler

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Mr. Cadwallader

Etta McDaniel

Etta McDaniel

Delilah

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Sen. Knobs

Lillian Yarbo

Lillian Yarbo

Mandy

Helen Lynd

Helen Lynd

Bettina

Mary Treen

Mary Treen

Persis

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

City Editor

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Sen. Grant

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Pogey

George Irving

George Irving

Dr. Adams (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Pierce (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

Hank Allen (uncredited)

Damian O'Flynn

Damian O'Flynn

Burns (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

Officer Murphy (uncredited)

Frank M. Thomas

Frank M. Thomas

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