The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

63% | Oct 31, 1941 | Western, Drama, Romance

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.

Featured Cast

William A. Wellman
Director
W.L. River
Screenplay

Cast

Hannah Sempler Hoyt
Barbara Stanwyck
Hannah Sempler Hoyt
Mr. Sempler
Joel McCrea
Mr. Sempler
Steely Edwards
Brian Donlevy
Steely Edwards
Girl Biographer
K.T. Stevens
Girl Biographer
Mr. Sempler
Thurston Hall
Mr. Sempler

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