Movie: The Great Man's Lady

Top 10 Billed 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

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  • 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.

  • Release Date

    1941-10-31

  • Average

    6.333

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
  • Tagline

    She's his secret woman!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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