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A New England society girl braves the West to help her husband build his fortune.

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Mary Marlowe / Mary Carlton
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John Carlton
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Mr. William Marlowe
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Mrs. Martha Marlowe
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Susan Channing
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Lord Hurley
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Sunshine
Allan Sears ...
Jake Houser
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Señora Lolita Martinez
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William Carlton
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Audrey Carlton
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Susan Carlton
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Robert Carlton
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Randolph Connolly ...
Robert Carlton as a Child (uncredited)
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Audrey Carlton as a Child (uncredited)
Ellen Johnson ...
Susan Carlton as a Child (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Outlaw (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Doctor (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Jerry Stewart ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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William Carlton as a Young Man (uncredited)

Directed by

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Frank Borzage

Written by

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Frances Marion ... (written for the screen by)
 
Salisbury Field ... (additional dialogue) &
Leonard Praskins ... (additional dialogue)
 
Rudolph Besier ... (play) &
May Edginton ... (play) (as May Edington)

Produced by

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M.C. Levee ... associate producer
Mary Pickford ... executive producer

Music by

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Alfred Newman

Cinematography by

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Ray June

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Hugh Bennett

Art Direction by

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Richard Day

Set Decoration by

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Julia Heron

Costume Design by

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Adrian

Production Management

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Ed Ralph ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lew Borzage ... assistant director

Art Department

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John Hoffman ... montage

Sound Department

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Frank Maher ... sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department

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Karl Rahmn ... still photographer (as K. O. Rahmn)
Charles Cline ... chief grip (uncredited)
George Hurrell Sr. ... still photographer (uncredited)
Bill McLellan ... gaffer (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Ray Heindorf ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Alfred Newman ... musical director (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

In the late 1800s New England, banker William Marlowe and his wife Martha have arranged for their daughter Mary to marry the officious and older Lord Hurley of England. Mary does not want to marry Lord Hurley, but rather John Carlton, a lowly clerk at her father's bank. The two fell in love at first sight. When John and Mary's relationship is discovered by her parents, William discharges John. Knowing he can't get another job in New England, John decides to move west to California to start a new life off the land. Despite the probable hardships, Mary wants to go along and the two elope. They do face those initial hardships, most specifically an especially violent encounter with cattle rustlers, but they are able to carve out a successful life as ranchers. Twenty years, several children and a mansion of their own later, John is a popular choice to run for governor. Some past indiscretions may not only threaten his gubernatorial run but his marriage altogether. Written by Huggo

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Taglines ALL SHE HAS MEANT TO THE SCREEN IS SUMMARIZED IN THIS MOST BRILLIANT TRIUMPH OF A BRILLIANT CAREER! (Print Ad- Rochester Times-Union ((Rochester NY)) 20 April 1933) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Secretos (Spain)
  • Секреты (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Secretos (Argentina)
  • 秘密(1933) (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Segredos (Portugal)
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  • 90 min
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Budget $531,641 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Final film of Mary Pickford. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976). See more »
Quotes Mrs. Martha Marlowe: Curtsy. Now, raise your skirt. So, And you may show just a wee bit of your ankle. That's it. There's nothing quite so alluring to a man, as a wee bit of ankle.
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