Lucy Gallant

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Lucy Gallant

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

1955

1h 44m

7.0(7 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

Acting

Claire Trevor

Lady MacBeth

Acting

Thelma Ritter

Molly Basserman

Acting

William Demarest

Charles Madden

Acting

Wallace Ford

Gus Basserman

Acting

Gloria Talbott

Laura Wilson

Acting

Tom Helmore

Jim Wardman

Acting

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)

Acting

James Westerfield

Harry Wilson

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