A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.
K.T. Stevens
- Girl Biographer
- (as Katharine Stevens)
Irving Bacon
- Parson
- (uncredited)
Hank Bell
- Man #1 - Hoyt City
- (uncredited)
Monte Blue
- Man #2 - Hoyt City
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 28, 1943 with Barbara Stanwyck reprising her film role.
- GoofsWhen the Hoyts stand at the sight of their future city, they're at the foot of a hill, but moments later they're on top of a hill.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Biography: Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997)
- SoundtracksUnfinished Symphony
("Symphony 8 in B Major") (uncredited)
Composed by Franz Schubert (begun 1822)
Heard on soundtrack during Janet and Ethan's farewell and under end title
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With the dedication of a statue in honor of the late great Ethan Hoyt(Joel McCrea) happening in the city which bears his name, reporters from all over rush to the home of Hannah Sempler(Barbara Stanwyck), rumored to have once been married to him, to get her opinion and answers to all of their questions. But without giving any meaningful responses, she chases them away. However, one young woman(Katharine Stevens) remains, desperately wanting to write a biography about Hoyt. Hannah brusquely tells her to come back in a hundred years when they are both old women but reconsiders, taking pity on her to start her story when she was a young woman in Philadelphia in 1848 when she runs away with Hoyt to avoid being married to Mr. Cadwallader(Lloyd Corrigan). Aided by excellent performances, especially Brian Donlevy in support, "The Great Man's Lady" is a very entertaining and touching tribute to those pioneers who thought big in building this country from the ground up and sacrificed much along the way. While smartly advocating for privacy and the public need not know every detail, the movie takes the Great Man Theory down a notch by commenting blithely that they could not have done it alone, as dreamers always need a partner to ground them to reality in order for them to fully succeed.(It does not hurt if she can handle a hunting rifle, like Hannah can.) And it is not just feminism that puts this movie far ahead of its time, as it is filmed innovatively with a stunning opening sequence that begins with a shot of the house before panning wider to reveal the city that has risen up around it. Sound familiar?
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- jollytilly
- Dec 10, 2022
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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