The Great Man's Lady 1942

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
Hannah Sempler Hoyt 

Joel McCrea
Mr. Sempler 

Brian Donlevy
Steely Edwards 

K.T. Stevens
Girl Biographer 

Thurston Hall
Mr. Sempler 

Lloyd Corrigan
Mr. Cadwallader