The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne | |
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Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
Produced by |
Jack H. Skirball Frank Lloyd |
Written by |
Jonathan Finn Theresa Oaks Warren Duff Kathryn Scola |
Starring |
Loretta Young Robert Preston Edward Arnold Frank Craven |
Music by | Frank Skinner |
Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates | April 11, 1941 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Lady from Cheyenne is a 1941 American comedy western film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Loretta Young, Robert Preston and Edward Arnold.
Synopsis
In the 1860s after receiving an inheritance a Philadelphia school teacher heads west to Wyoming to establish a new school to educated settler's children. However she encounters a corrupt tycoon who is determined to gain control of the water rights of her schoolhouse. She eventually lobbies to gain woman the right to vote in local elections, and defeats the villain with the assistance of a lawyer who she eventually marries.
Main cast
- Loretta Young as Annie Morgan
- Robert Preston as Steve Lewis
- Edward Arnold as James 'Jim' Cork
- Frank Craven as Hank Foreman
- Gladys George as Elsie
- Jessie Ralph as Mrs. McGuinness
- Stanley Fields as Jerry Stover
- Willie Best as George
- Samuel S. Hinds as Governor Howard
- Spencer Charters as Dr. McGuinness
- Clare Verdera as Mrs. Matthews
- Al Bridge as Mr. Matthews
- Charles Williams as Clerk
- Erville Alderson as Ike Fairchild
- Emmett Vogan as Stanton
- Roger Imhof as Uncle Bill
- William B. Davidson as Nye Dunbar
- James Kirkwood as Politician
- Wade Boteler as Turk
- Iris Adrian as a chorus girl (uncredited)
Production
The film was shot at Universal Studios, and on location in the Mojave Desert. It was made for $535,000, somewhat under its scheduled budget of $622,000.[1]
References
- ↑ Dick p.123
Bibliography
- Dick, Bernard F. Hollywood Madonna: Loretta Young. University Press of Mississippi, 2011.
External links
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