Summary
Lucy Gallant is an American film first released in 1955,
directed by Robert Parrish.
The film is based on a novel by Margaret Cousins and stars Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston, Claire Trevor, Thelma Ritter and William Demarest.
It has also been released under the title: Oil Town.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Robert Parrish
- Script: Margaret Cousins (novel), John Lee Mahin, Winston Miller
- Photo: Lionel Lindon
- Music: Van Cleave
- Cast: Jane Wyman (Lucy Gallant), Charlton Heston (Casey Cole), Claire Trevor (Lady MacBeth), Thelma Ritter (Molly Basserman), William Demarest (Charles Madden), Wallace Ford (Gus Basserman), Tom Helmore (Jim Wardman), Gloria Talbott (Laura Wilson), James Westerfield (Harry Wilson), Mary Field (Irma Wilson), Allan Shivers (Himself (Governor of Texas)), Edith Head (Herself), Jay Adler (Sam, Stationmaster), Louise Arthur (Sal), Roscoe Ates (Clem Anderson, Hotel Clerk), Florence Auer (Woman at Sale), Fern Barry, Mary Boyd, Diane Brewster (Salesgirl), Ralph Brooks (Board Member), Benny Burt (Townsman), Elizabeth Cloud-Miller, Edmund Cobb (Oil Man), Franklyn Farnum (Man at Fashion Show), Joel Fluellen (Summertime), Emily Getchell, Frank Hagney (Townsman), Bill Hunter, Frank Marlowe (Ben Nolan), Beatrice Maude, Jody McCrea (Tom Dunning), John Mitchum (One of Casey’s Air Force Buddies), Howard Negley (Train Conductor), Jack Pepper (Extra), Voltaire Perkins (Board Member), Joey Ray, Charles Regan, Gene Roth (Oil Man), Bing Russell (One of Casey’s Air Force Buddies), Hugh Sanders (Oil Rigger), Jack Shea (Townsman), Barbara Stewart, Joe Turkel (One of Casey’s Air Force Buddies), Jerry Velasco (Piano player in combo), Max Wagner (Oil Man), Guy Wilkerson (Painter), Robert Williams (Townsman)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 104 min
- Aka: Oil Town
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