The Valley of Decision
7.3
“The Book That Thrilled Millions!”
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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Cast
20 people
Greer Garson
Mary Rafferty
Known for
Mrs. Miniver
Pride and Prejudice
Gregory Peck
Paul Scott
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Omen
Donald Crisp
William Scott
Known for
How Green Was My Valley
The Man from Laramie
Lionel Barrymore
Pat Rafferty
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
You Can't Take It with You
Preston Foster
Jim Brennan
Known for
The Time Travelers
I Shot Jesse James
Marsha Hunt
Constance Scott
Known for
Johnny Got His Gun
Raw Deal
Gladys Cooper
Clarissa Scott
Known for
Rebecca
My Fair Lady
Reginald Owen
McCready
Known for
Mary Poppins
A Christmas Carol
Dan Duryea
William Scott Jr.
Known for
Scarlet Street
Winchester '73
Jessica Tandy
Louise Kane
Known for
The Birds
Driving Miss Daisy
Barbara Everest
Delia
Known for
Gaslight
The Uninvited
Marshall Thompson
Ted Scott
Known for
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Fiend Without a Face
Tay Garnett Director · Sonya Levien Screenplay John Meehan Screenplay
Worldwide gross $9.1M · Budget $2.2M · United States release May 3, 1945
Box office
Budget
$2,160,000
Worldwide gross
$9,132,000
Gross vs. budget
4.2×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 3, 1945
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
June 1, 1945 · Theatrical
Austria
January 1, 1948 · Theatrical
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