The Valley of Decision (1945)
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The Book That Thrilled Millions!
Overview
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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Mary Rafferty
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Paul Scott
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William Scott
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Pat Rafferty
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Jim Brennan
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Constance Scott
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Clarissa Scott
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McCready
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William Scott Jr.
A review by barrymost
Written by barrymost on September 30, 2019
Status Released
Original Language English
Budget $2,160,000.00
Revenue $9,132,000.00
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- factory
- irish-american
- strike
- mill
- unrequited love
- maid
- family feud
- man in wheelchair
- labor strike
- labor union
- steel mill
- compromise
- gun shooting
- workers union
- pittsburgh, pennsylvania
- negotiation
- irish immigrant
- upstairs downstairs
- 19th century
- murder by gunshot
- classism
- wealthy family
- metallurgy
- steel industry
- 1870s
- union struggle
- pittsburgh steel industry
- experimental research
- labor negotiation
- strikebreakers
- wise woman
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