Lucy Gallant

Lucy Gallant (1955)

A story with the force and power of an explosive gusher

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

Date of release
1955-10-20
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Robert Parrish

Casting

Interesting facts

Lucy Gallant is a 1955 American drama film directed by Robert Parrish and written by John Lee Mahin and Winston Miller. The film stars Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston, Claire Trevor, Thelma Ritter, William Demarest and Wallace Ford. The film was released on October 20, 1955, by Paramount Pictures.

Production

The film was based on a novella, "The Longest Day of the Year" (which was later turned into the novel "The Life of Lucy Gallant"). Paramount bought the screen rights and hired John Lee Mahin to adapt it. The story was set in Oklahoma but the film is set in Texas.

The producers wanted Joan Crawford for the lead. Eventually the role went to Jane Wyman, who was borrowed from Warner Bros. Charlton Heston, who had just made The Far Horizons for Pine-Thomas, signed to play her co star. John Lee Mahin wrote the script and Robert Parrish agreed to direct. Thelma Ritter and Claire Trevor were cast in the two main support roles.

Filming started August 18, 1954. Texas Governor Allan Shivers plays himself. So too does costumer Edith Head.

Edith Head's designs were later sold commercially.

Jody McCrea made his film debut in the picture.

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