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The Valley of Decision (1945)

Poster for The Valley of Decision

The Book That Thrilled Millions!

Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott, but their romance is complicated by Paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers.

Cast & Crew

Director
Tay Garnett
  • Profile picture of Greer Garson
    Mary Rafferty Greer Garson
  • Profile picture of Gregory Peck
    Paul Scott Gregory Peck
  • Profile picture of Donald Crisp
    William Scott Donald Crisp
  • Profile picture of Lionel Barrymore
    Pat Rafferty Lionel Barrymore
  • Profile picture of Preston Foster
    Jim Brennan Preston Foster
  • Profile picture of Marsha Hunt
    Constance Scott Marsha Hunt
  • Profile picture of Gladys Cooper
    Clarissa Scott Gladys Cooper
  • Profile picture of Reginald Owen
    McCready Reginald Owen

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Keywords

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  • strike
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  • unrequited love
  • maid
  • family feud
  • man in wheelchair
  • labor strike
  • labor union
  • steel mill
  • compromise
  • gun shooting
  • workers union
  • pittsburgh, pennsylvania
  • negotiation
  • irish immigrant
  • upstairs downstairs
  • 19th century
  • murder by gunshot
  • classism
  • wealthy family
  • metallurgy
  • steel industry
  • 1870s
  • union struggle
  • pittsburgh steel industry
  • experimental research
  • labor negotiation
  • strikebreakers
  • wise woman