The Great Man's Lady
movie
She's his secret woman!
Released October 31, 1941
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.
Cast
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
William B. Davidson
as
Sen. Knobs
Lillian Yarbo
as
Mandy
Helen Lynd
as
Bettina
Mary Treen
as
Persis
Lucien Littlefield
as
City Editor
Crew
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Viña Delmar
as
Story
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W.L. River
as
Screenplay
Seena Owen
as
Story
Edith Head
as
Costume Design
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Adela Rogers St. Johns
as
Story
Victor Young
as
Original Music Composer
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Hans Dreier
as
Art Direction
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A. Earl Hedrick
as
Art Direction
William A. Wellman
as
Director
William A. Wellman
as
Producer
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Robert Ewing
as
Makeup Artist
William C. Mellor
as
Director of Photography