The Great Man's Lady

• Director: William Wellman
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Period Film, Melodrama
• Themes: Taming the West, Ladder to the Top
• Main Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Thurston Hall, Lloyd Corrigan
• Release Year: 1942
• Country: US
• Run Time: 90 minutes

Plot

This rambling historical drama covers 109 years in the life of one woman. Encased in convincing old-age makeup, Barbara Stanwyck reminisces on her experiences in the American West. As a young woman, she is squired by gambler Brian Donlevy, but her heart belongs to dreamer Joel McCrea. She chooses McCrea, and the first years of their marriage are poor but happy. Then McCrea strikes oil, becoming one of his state's richest men. With Stanwyck at his side, McCrea climbs up the ladder of success all the way to the political arena--while Donlevy lurks in the background in hopes of reclaiming his girl. The Great Man's Lady is a surprisingly sedate vehicle for both Stanwyck and action director William A. Wellman. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Barbara Stanwyck - Hannah Sampler
• Joel McCrea - Ethan Hoyt
• Brian Donlevy - Steely Edwards
• Thurston Hall - Mr. Sampler
• Lloyd Corrigan - Mr. Cadwallader

Katharine Stevens - Girl biographer; Lillian Yarbo - Mandy; Helen Lynd - Bettina; Mary Treen - Persis; Etta McDaniel - Delilah; Lucien Littlefield - City editor; George Irving - Dr. Adams; Frank M. Thomas - Frisbee; Irving Bacon - Parson; Hank Bell; Monte Blue - Man at Hoyt City; George Chandler - Forbes; David Clyde - Bartender; William B. Davidson - Senator Knobs; Fern Emmett - Secretary to City Editor; G.P. Huntley - Quentin; John Hamilton - Senator Grant; Ottola Nesmith - Mrs. Frisbee; Anna Q. Nilsson - Paula Wales; Damian O'Flynn - Burns; Pat O'Malley - Murphy the Policeman; Milton Parsons - Foreman; Bob Perry - Miner; Lee Phelps; Eleanor Stewart - Daughter; Fred "Snowflake" Toones - Pogey; Theodore Von Eltz; Charles Lane - Pierce; Charles Williams; Lee Moore; Larry Lawson; Buck Mack

Credit

Hans Dreier - Art Director, Earl Hedrick - Art Director, Edith Head - Costume Designer, William Wellman - Director, Thomas Scott - Editor, Victor Young - Composer (Music Score), Robert Ewing - Makeup, Bob Ewing - Makeup, William C. Mellor - Cinematographer, William Wellman - Producer, Gordon Jennings - Special Effects, Seena Owen - Screen Story, Seena Owen - Screenwriter, W.L. River - Screenwriter, Rogers Adela St. John - Screenwriter, Vina Delmar - Short Story Author, Adela Rogers St. John - Short Story Author

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