
Feature film — 1945
The Valley of Decision (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.
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A high-signal pick with 29 votes.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Director: Tay Garnett
On screen
Cast & crew

Greer Garson
Mary Rafferty

Gregory Peck
Paul Scott

Donald Crisp
William Scott

Lionel Barrymore
Pat Rafferty

Preston Foster
Jim Brennan

Marsha Hunt
Constance Scott

Gladys Cooper
Clarissa Scott

Reginald Owen
McCready

Dan Duryea
William Scott Jr.

Jessica Tandy
Louise Kane

Barbara Everest
Delia

Marshall Thompson
Ted Scott
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