Lucy Gallant

Lucy Gallant

Lucy Gallant

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Lucy Gallant

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

1955

1h 44m

7.0(6 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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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Jane Wyman

Lucy Gallant

Jane Wyman

Acting

Charlton Heston

Casey Cole

Charlton Heston

Acting

Claire Trevor

Lady MacBeth

Claire Trevor

Acting

Thelma Ritter

Molly Basserman

Thelma Ritter

Acting

William Demarest

Charles Madden

William Demarest

Acting

Wallace Ford

Gus Basserman

Wallace Ford

Acting

Gloria Talbott

Laura Wilson

Gloria Talbott

Acting

Tom Helmore

Jim Wardman

Tom Helmore

Acting

Mary Field

Irma Wilson

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Costume & Make-Up

Edith Head

Edith Head

Edith Head

Acting

Allan Shivers

Allan Shivers - Governor of Texas

No Image

Acting

Roscoe Ates

Clem Anderson - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Roscoe Ates

Acting

James Westerfield

Harry Wilson

James Westerfield

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