poster

1941

NR (10/31/1941) (US)

Western, Drama, Romance

1h 30m

63

User Score

She's his secret woman!

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.

1941

63

User Score

NR (10/31/1941) (US)

Western, Drama, Romance

1h 30m

She's his secret woman!

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.

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

Helen Lynd

Helen Lynd

Bettina

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Sen. Grant

George Irving

George Irving

Dr. Adams (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Pierce (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

Hank Allen (uncredited)

Damian O'Flynn

Damian O'Flynn

Burns (uncredited)

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

Officer Murphy (uncredited)