

Western · Drama · Romance
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
Hannah Sempler Hoyt
Barbara Stanwyck
Hannah Sempler Hoyt


Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea
Mr. Sempler
Joel McCrea
Mr. Sempler


Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
Steely Edwards
Brian Donlevy
Steely Edwards


K.T. Stevens
K.T. Stevens
Girl Biographer
K.T. Stevens
Girl Biographer


Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
Mr. Sempler
Thurston Hall
Mr. Sempler


Lloyd Corrigan
Lloyd Corrigan
Mr. Cadwallader
Lloyd Corrigan
Mr. Cadwallader


Etta McDaniel
Etta McDaniel
Delilah
Etta McDaniel
Delilah


William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
Sen. Knobs
William B. Davidson
Sen. Knobs


Lillian Yarbo
Lillian Yarbo
Mandy
Lillian Yarbo
Mandy


Helen Lynd
Helen Lynd
Bettina
Helen Lynd
Bettina
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