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Lucy Gallant

Lucy Gallant

1955Movie⏱️ 1h 44mApproved
Drama
6.4
IMDB Rating
734 votes

The success story of a dressmaker who comes to run a group of fashion shops at the expense of her love life.

Director
Robert Parrish
Writers
Margaret Cousins, John Lee Mahin, Winston Miller
Stars
Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston, Claire Trevor
Release Date
April 25, 1956
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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

🎬 Technical Specs

Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Pine-Thomas Productions

🏷️ Keywords

year 1941department storeoil boomboom towntexas oil

🎯 Categories

Costume DramaDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Debutante stranded in a rough Texas oil boomtown uses her classy wardrobe to start an up-scale dress shop for the wives and daughters of the newly rich oilmen.
by RitaK1999-09-05

"Jane Wyman plays a refined and educated Eastern woman who arrives in a Texas Oil town to get married. After the wedding is off, she sells her trousseau to get the money to start a dress shop. After 20 years she runs the biggest department store in Texas and socializes with the Texas rich. Charlton Heston waits patiently in the background for her to realize that she can have love and a career. This is one of the few movies from this decade that allowed the leading lady to be something beyond a stereotypical 50's woman. For many the costumes are the best part of the movie. The fancy depart..."

💡 Did You Know?

Famed costume designer Edith Head appears as herself, providing onscreen commentary for the film's fashion show. This is one of her very rare on-screen appearances. Head's designs were later sold commercially.

📖 Synopsis

The success story of a dressmaker who comes to run a group of fashion shops at the expense of her love life.