Great Day in the Morning
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| Directed by | Jacques Tourneur |
| Written by | Robert Hardy Andrews (story) Lesser Samuels (screenplay) |
| Starring | Robert Stack Virginia Mayo |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 16 May 1956 |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Great Day In The Morning is a 1956 film.[1][2] It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Stack and Virginia Mayo, set in 1860s Denver.
[edit] Plot and overview
The film centers on Owen Pentecost (Robert Stack) from North Carolina, who comes to Denver on a whim encounter with Ann Merry Alaine (Virginia Mayo) and her posse, who's going there to open a dress shop. When they get to Denver, Owen enters a hotel saloon, and wins a poker game with the owner, who bet his estate on this last game. Along with the hotel comes Boston Grant (Ruth Roman). Both of the women in the town begin to fall for Owen. Owen however has money on his mind, and the gold of the town's confederates is what is revealed he went there for originally. But the predominantly union town wants the gold, and with the civil war approaching, the town is split. Owen leads the Southerners into a last escape attempt with the gold.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Variety film review; May 16, 1956, page 18.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; May 19, 1956, page 80.
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