The Great Man's Lady

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.

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

as Hannah Sempler Hoyt

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

as Mr. Sempler

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

as Steely Edwards

K.T. Stevens

K.T. Stevens

as Girl Biographer

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

as Mr. Sempler

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

as Mr. Cadwallader

Etta McDaniel

Etta McDaniel

as Delilah

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

as Sen. Knobs

Lillian Yarbo

Lillian Yarbo

as Mandy

Helen Lynd

Helen Lynd

as Bettina

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