The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- William A. WellmanDirector
- W.L. RiverScreenplay
- Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Barbara StanwyckHannah Sempler Hoyt
- Joel McCreaMr. Sempler
- Brian DonlevySteely Edwards
- K.T. StevensGirl Biographer
- Thurston HallMr. Sempler
- Lloyd CorriganMr. Cadwallader
- Etta McDanielDelilah
- William B. DavidsonSen. Knobs
- Lillian YarboMandy
- Helen LyndBettina
- Mary TreenPersis
- Lucien LittlefieldCity Editor
Stills
Themes
gold rushpioneerstatue