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6.6After her husband dies in a fire, a woman (Susan Hayward) is left to tend for her young son and the family farm on her own. Soon, she takes in a drifting handyman, they fall in love, and a resentment begins to build between the son and his new "step-father" who treats the boy harshly on purpose to prepare him for life on the frontier.
Released: 1959-05-27102 minDir: Henry HathawayDrama, Romance
Cast
- Susan Hayward as Mary Sharron
- Stephen Boyd as Fred Carter
- Barbara Nichols as Mayme Radzevitch
- Dennis Holmes as Robbie Sharron
- Theodore Bikel as Dr. R. W. Gibbs
- Ken Scott as Sergeant Le Moyne
Themes
- widow
- quicksand
- flooded river
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1959 American films1959 English-language films1959 films1959 romantic drama films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican romantic drama filmsEnglish-language romantic drama filmsFilms based on Canadian novelsFilms directed by Henry HathawayFilms scored by Hugo FriedhoferFilms shot in Big Bear Lake, CaliforniaTemplate film date with 1 release date