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.

Director: William A. Wellman

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Hannah Sempler Hoyt

Joel McCrea

Mr. Sempler

Brian Donlevy

Steely Edwards

K.T. Stevens

Girl Biographer

Thurston Hall

Mr. Sempler

Lloyd Corrigan

Mr. Cadwallader

Etta McDaniel

Delilah

William B. Davidson

Sen. Knobs