Lucy Gallant

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Lucy Gallant

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

1955

1h 44m

7.0(6 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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

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13 members

Acting

Jane Wyman

Lucy Gallant

Acting

Charlton Heston

Casey Cole

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Claire Trevor

Lady MacBeth

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Thelma Ritter

Molly Basserman

Acting

William Demarest

Charles Madden

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Wallace Ford

Gus Basserman

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Gloria Talbott

Laura Wilson

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Tom Helmore

Jim Wardman

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Mary Field

Irma Wilson

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Costume & Make-Up

Edith Head

Acting

Allan Shivers

Allan Shivers - Governor of Texas

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Roscoe Ates

Clem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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James Westerfield

Harry Wilson

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