Watch The Great Man's Lady (1941) Official Trailer
She's his secret woman!
6.3 / 10 IMDb October 31, 1941 1h 30m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 30m
Release Date
October 31, 1941
Genre
Western, Drama, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
as Hannah Sempler Hoyt
Joel McCrea
as Mr. Sempler
Brian Donlevy
as Steely Edwards
K.T. Stevens
as Girl Biographer
Thurston Hall
as Mr. Sempler
Lloyd Corrigan
as Mr. Cadwallader
No photo
Etta McDaniel
as Delilah
William B. Davidson
as Sen. Knobs
Lillian Yarbo
as Mandy
Helen Lynd
as Bettina
Mary Treen
as Persis
Lucien Littlefield
as City Editor
John Hamilton
as Sen. Grant
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Pogey
George Irving
as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Charles Lane
as Pierce (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
as Hank Allen (uncredited)
Damian O'Flynn
as Burns (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
as Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Frank M. Thomas
as Frisbee
Production Companies
Paramount PicturesAdvertisement
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