

The Valley of Decision
DramaRomancefactorystrikebased on novel or bookmillirish-americanunrequited lovemaidfamily feudman in wheelchairlabor strikelabor unionsteel millcompromisegun shootingworkers unionpittsburgh, pennsylvanianegotiationirish immigrantupstairs downstairs19th centurymurder by gunshotclassismwealthy familymetallurgysteel industry1870sunion strugglepittsburgh steel industryexperimental researchlabor negotiationstrikebreakerswise woman
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.
Year 1945
Studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director Tay Garnett
Crew Tay Garnett (Director), Sonya Levien (Screenplay), Edwin H. Knopf (Producer), Herbert Stothart (Original Music Composer), Joseph Ruttenberg (Director of Photography), Blanche Sewell (Editor)
Popularity 2
Language English