Directed by:
Robert ParrishCinematography:
Lionel LindonComposer:
Van CleaveCast:
Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston, Claire Trevor, Thelma Ritter, William Demarest, Wallace Ford, Tom Helmore, Gloria Talbott, Roscoe Ates, Joe Turkel, Hugh Sanders (more)Plots(1)
In Texas, in 1941, a rainstorm washes out a train trestle, stranding passenger Lucy Gallant at the New City depot. Lucy is befriended by the manly Casey Cole, one the few ranchers left in the oil-mad boom town, who drives her in his truck to the local hotel. Lucy, who is on her way to Mexico from New York, is polite but reserved with Casey, despite his obvious interest in her. When she learns that the hotel is booked up with noisy, drunken men, Lucy tries to rest in the lobby, but is pestered by the newly rich Harry Wilson. Casey comes to Lucy's rescue and takes her and her many suitcases to Molly Basserman's boardinghouse. There, Casey insists that Lucy stay in the room he sleeps in when in town, and Molly immediately deduces that Casey is attracted to the sophisticated Easterner. The next morning, Molly introduces Lucy to her neighbors, who are awed by Lucy's Parisian clothes and accessories. While strolling through New City, Lucy becomes the object of much attention, as the local women marvel at her stylish attire. Seeing an empty, makeshift storefront operated by a black man named Summertime, Lucy gets an idea and, before long, is selling the contents of her luggage to the fashion-hungry women of New City. By the end of the day, Lucy has made $4,800 and tells Casey that she has decided to remain in New City and open a clothing shop. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jane Wyman
USA
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Charlton Heston
USA
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Claire Trevor
USA
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Thelma Ritter
USA
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William Demarest
USA
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Wallace Ford
UK
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Tom Helmore
UK
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Gloria Talbott
USA
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Roscoe Ates
USA
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Joe Turkel
USA
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Hugh Sanders
USA
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Gene Roth
USA
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John Mitchum
USA
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Diane Brewster
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Bing Russell
USA
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James Westerfield
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Robert B. Williams
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Max Wagner
Mexico
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Guy Wilkerson
USA
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Frank Marlowe
USA
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