The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision

119 mins | Drama | May 3, 1945

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.

The Valley of Decision

119 mins | Drama | May 3, 1945

The Valley of Decision
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Valley of Decision
Directors Marvin Stuart, Tay Garnett
Writers John Meehan, Marcia Davenport, Sonya Levien

Cast

Greer Garson

as Mary Rafferty

Gregory Peck

as Paul Scott

Donald Crisp

as William Scott

Lionel Barrymore

as Pat Rafferty

Preston Foster

as Jim Brennan

Marsha Hunt

as Constance Scott

Gladys Cooper

as Clarissa Scott

Reginald Owen

as McCready

Dan Duryea

as William Scott Jr.

Jessica Tandy

as Louise Kane

Barbara Everest

as Delia

Marshall Thompson

as Ted Scott

Geraldine Wall

as Kate Shannon

Evelyn Dockson

as Mrs. Callahan

John Warburton

as Giles

Russell Hicks

as Mr. Laurence Gaylord

Mary Lord

as Julia Gaylord

Arthur Shields

as Callahan

Dean Stockwell

as Paulie

Mary Currier

as Mrs. Laurence Gaylord