TMDb Rating
6.3/10
11 verified votes
The Great Man's Lady (1941)
WesternDramaRomance
90 min
"She's his secret woman!"
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
WesternDramaRomanceWilliam A. WellmanBarbara StanwyckJoel McCrea1941
Director
William A. Wellman
Top Cast
Barbara StanwyckJoel McCreaBrian DonlevyK.T. StevensThurston Hall
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