Lucy Gallant

"A story with the force and power of an explosive gusher"

1955 1h 44m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 7

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A spirited dressmaker's small store flourishes into a business empire in the midst of the Texas oil boom of the 1940s.

“A story with the force and power of an explosive gusher”

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Cast

Jane Wyman
Lucy Gallant
Charlton Heston
Casey Cole
Claire Trevor
Lady MacBeth
Thelma Ritter
Molly Basserman
William Demarest
Charles Madden
Wallace Ford
Gus Basserman
Gloria Talbott
Laura Wilson
Tom Helmore
Jim Wardman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Parrish
Writers: Winston Miller, John Lee Mahin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Parrish, shot by Lionel Lindon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Van Cleave. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Howard A. Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jane Wyman and Charlton Heston and Claire Trevor carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A story with the force and power of an explosive gusher".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0048318 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Robert Parrish directs. Lionel Lindon behind the camera. Van Cleave scores. Howard A. Smith cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

171 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Robert Parrish, shot by Lionel Lindon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Van Cleave. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Howard A. Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jane Wyman and Charlton Heston and Claire Trevor carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A story with the force and power of an explosive gusher".
8IMDB entry: tt0048318 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 22 themes, including "texas", "career woman", "sexism", "dressmaker".