Great Day in the Morning
Great Day in the Morning

Great Day in the Morning

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1956
1h 32m
5.9(28 votes)
Western

Overview

After a card game, Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved with two women, he then has to make even more fundamental choices when, with the start of the Civil War, he becomes one of a Confederate minority in a strongly Unionist town.

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RKO Radio Pictures

Cast & Crew

30 members
Acting

Robert Stack

Owen Pentecost

Robert Stack
Acting

Virginia Mayo

Ann Merry Alaine

Virginia Mayo
Acting

Ruth Roman

Boston Grant

Ruth Roman
Acting

Alex Nicol

Captain Stephen Kirby

Alex Nicol
Acting

Raymond Burr

Jumbo Means

Raymond Burr
Acting

Leo Gordon

Zeff Masterson

Leo Gordon
Acting

Regis Toomey

Father Murphy

Regis Toomey
Acting

Carleton Young

Col. Gibson

Carleton Young
Acting

Donald MacDonald

Gary John Lawford

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Acting

Kermit Maynard

Southern Sympathizer (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard
Acting

Paul McGuire

Saloon Waiter (uncredited)

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Acting

Burt Mustin

Doctor (uncredited)

Burt Mustin
Acting

Cap Somers

Miner (uncredited)

Cap Somers
Acting

Dan White

Rogers (uncredited)

Dan White
Acting

Lane Chandler

Northern Loyalist (uncredited)

Lane Chandler
Acting

Ben Corbett

Townsman (uncredited)

Ben Corbett
Acting

Duke Fishman

Miner (uncredited)

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Al Haskell

Barfly (uncredited)

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Jack Kenny

Barfly (uncredited)

Jack Kenny
Acting

Mitchell Kowall

Mower - Norther Loyalist (uncredited)

Mitchell Kowall
Acting

Pierce Lyden

Cowboy (uncredited)

Pierce Lyden
Acting

Frank Mills

Barfly (uncredited)

Frank Mills
Acting

Dennis Moore

Townsman (uncredited)

Dennis Moore
Acting

William Phipps

Ralston (uncredited)

William Phipps
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Robert Robinson

Bartender (uncredited)

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Buddy Roosevelt

Barfly (uncredited)

Buddy Roosevelt
Acting

Syd Saylor

Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)

Syd Saylor
Acting

Sailor Vincent

Barfly (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent
Acting

George D. Wallace

Jack Lawford (uncredited)

George D. Wallace
Acting

Peter Whitney

Phil the Cannibal (uncredited)

Peter Whitney

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