The Lady from Cheyenne
1941 American comedy western film directed by Frank Lloyd
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Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
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Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
Music by | Frank Skinner |
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Frank Lloyd Productions
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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88 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $545,000 [1] |
The Lady from Cheyenne is a 1941 American comedy western film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Loretta Young , Robert Preston and Edward Arnold .
Plot
In the 1860s, after receiving an inheritance a Philadelphia Quaker school teacher heads west to Wyoming to establish a new school to educate settler children. However, she encounters a corrupt tycoon who is determined to gain control of the water rights of her schoolhouse. She eventually lobbies to gain women the right to vote in local elections , and defeats the villain with the assistance of a lawyer whom she eventually marries.
Cast
- Loretta Young as Annie Morgan
- Robert Preston as Steve Lewis
- Edward Arnold as James 'Jim' Cork
- Frank Craven as Hank Foreman
- Gladys George as Elsie
- Jessie Ralph as Mrs. McGuinness
- Stanley Fields as Jerry Stover
- Willie Best as George
- Samuel S. Hinds as Governor Howard
- Spencer Charters as Dr. McGuinness
- Clare Verdera as Mrs. Matthews
- Al Bridge as Mr. Matthews
- Charles Williams as Clerk
- Erville Alderson as Ike Fairchild
- Emmett Vogan as Stanton
- Roger Imhof as Uncle Bill
- William B. Davidson as Nye Dunbar
- James Kirkwood as Politician
- Wade Boteler as Turk
- Harry Cording as Mike
- Richard Alexander as Henchman (uncredited)
- Ethan Laidlaw as Waiter (uncredited)
Production
The film was shot at Universal Studios , and on location in the Mojave Desert . It was made for $535,000, somewhat under its scheduled budget of $622,000. [2]
References
- ↑ Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures . University Press of Kentucky. p. 117. ISBN 9780813158891 .
- ↑ Dick p.123
Bibliography
- Dick, Bernard F. Hollywood Madonna: Loretta Young . University Press of Mississippi, 2011.
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