Directed by:
William A. WellmanScreenplay:
W.L. RiverCinematography:
William C. MellorComposer:
Victor YoungCast:
Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, K.T. Stevens, Thurston Hall, Lloyd Corrigan, Etta McDaniel, William B. Davidson, Mary Treen, Lillian Yarbo (more)Plots(1)
Director William Wellman effectively utilizes flashbacks to tell the classically American story of Ethan Hoyt (Joel McCrea), a man who successfully migrates from the pioneering West to occupy a seat in the United States Senate. The film begins as his widow, Hannah Semplar (Barabara Stanwyck), at the distinguished age of 109, is being asked about her husband by a young biographer at the unveiling of a statue that has been erected in his honor. She then proceeds to narrate the events of their lives together from the time of their elopement, when she was 16, to the present. Tempered by hardship, their life starts in a small homestead on the prairie, endures a strong bout with gold fever, and outlasts a love triangle with a renegade gambler. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
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Joel McCrea
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Brian Donlevy
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K.T. Stevens
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Thurston Hall
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Lloyd Corrigan
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Etta McDaniel
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William B. Davidson
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Mary Treen
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Lillian Yarbo
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Lucien Littlefield
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Helen Lynd
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Damian O'Flynn
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Fern Emmett
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Frank M. Thomas
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Anna Q. Nilsson
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Irving Bacon
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Sam Harris
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