The Valley of Decision

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The Valley of Decision (1945) is a film set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA which tells the story of a young house maid who falls in love with the son of the local steel mill owner. Their romance is endangered when her family, all steel mill workers, go on strike against his father. It stars Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Donald Crisp, Lionel Barrymore, Preston Foster, Marsha Hunt, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, Dan Duryea and Jessica Tandy. The mov... more
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  • May 3, 1945

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  • 1 h 59 min

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Tay Garnett

Tay Garnett (13 June 1894 – 3 October 1977) was an American film director and writer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Garnett served as a naval aviator in World War I and entered films as a screenwriter in 1920. He was a gagwriter for Mack Sennett and Hal Roach, then joined Pathe and began to...

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  • 1945
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