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 |
| Sound | Herbert Stothart | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Sonya Levien | Screenplay |
| Production | Edwin H. Knopf | Producer |
| Editing | Blanche Sewell | Editor |
| Camera | Joseph Ruttenberg | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Tay Garnett | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florence Erickson | Hairstylist |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Marvin Stuart | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Dawn | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Paul Groesse | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hair Designer |
| Production | Walter Strohm | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene | Costume Supervisor |
| Writing | John Meehan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Marcia Davenport | Novel |