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The Great Man's Lady

"She's his secret woman!"

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.

Top Cast

  • Barbara Stanwyck

    Barbara Stanwyck

    Hannah Sempler Hoyt

  • Joel McCrea

    Joel McCrea

    Mr. Sempler

  • Brian Donlevy

    Brian Donlevy

    Steely Edwards

  • K.T. Stevens

    K.T. Stevens

    Girl Biographer

  • Thurston Hall

    Thurston Hall

    Mr. Sempler

  • Lloyd Corrigan

    Lloyd Corrigan

    Mr. Cadwallader

  • Etta McDaniel

    Etta McDaniel

    Delilah

  • William B. Davidson

    William B. Davidson

    Sen. Knobs

  • Lillian Yarbo

    Lillian Yarbo

    Mandy

Overview

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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