The Valley of Decision (1945)
Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott, but their romance is complicated by Paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers.
Director:
Tay Garnett
Writers:
Sonya Levien, John Meehan.
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Greer Garson as Mary Rafferty |
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Gregory Peck as Paul Scott |
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Donald Crisp as William Scott |
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Lionel Barrymore as Pat Rafferty |
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Preston Foster as Jim Brennan |
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Marsha Hunt as Constance Scott |
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Gladys Cooper as Clarissa Scott |
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Reginald Owen as McCready |
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Dan Duryea as William Scott Jr. |
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Jessica Tandy as Louise Kane |
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Barbara Everest as Delia |
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Marshall Thompson as Ted Scott |
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Geraldine Wall as Kate Shannon |
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Evelyn Dockson as Mrs. Callahan |
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John Warburton as Giles |
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Russell Hicks as Mr. Laurence Gaylord |
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Mary Lord as Julia Gaylord |
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Arthur Shields as Callahan |
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Dean Stockwell as Paulie |
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Mary Currier as Mrs. Laurence Gaylord |
| Directing | Tay Garnett | Director |
| Writing | Sonya Levien | Screenplay |
| Production | Edwin H. Knopf | Producer |
| Sound | Herbert Stothart | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Joseph Ruttenberg | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Blanche Sewell | Editor |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Paul Groesse | Art Direction |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Dawn | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florence Erickson | Hairstylist |
| Production | Walter Strohm | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Marvin Stuart | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene | Costume Supervisor |
| Writing | John Meehan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Marcia Davenport | Novel |