Great Day in the Morning (1956)
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- Approved
- 1h 32min
- Western
- 16 May 1956 (USA)
- Movie
A Confederate drifter wins a hotel saloon at poker in Denver but two rival female admirers, local Union sympathizers, Southern gold miners and an orphaned boy complicate his life.
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| Virginia Mayo | ... |
Ann Merry Alaine
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| Robert Stack | ... |
Owen Pentecost
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| Ruth Roman | ... |
Boston Grant
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| Alex Nicol | ... |
Captain Stephen Kirby
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| Raymond Burr | ... |
Jumbo Means
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| Leo Gordon | ... |
Zeff Masterson
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| Regis Toomey | ... |
Father Murphy
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| Carleton Young | ... |
Col. Gibson
(as Carlton Young)
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| Donald MacDonald | ... |
Gary John Lawford
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Walter Bacon | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Rudy Bowman | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Lovyss Bradley | ... |
Wife (uncredited)
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Fred Carson | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Albert Cavens | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Lane Chandler | ... |
Northern Loyalist (uncredited)
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Lee Erickson | ... |
Fighting boy (uncredited)
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| Duke Fishman | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| George Ford | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Lloyd Ford | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Slim Gaut | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Al Haskell | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| George Huggins | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Jack Kenny | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Mitchell Kowall | ... |
Mower - Northern Loyalist (uncredited)
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| Pierce Lyden | ... |
Cowboy (uncredited)
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Casey MacGregor | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Kermit Maynard | ... |
Southern Sympathizer (uncredited)
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Billy McCoy | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Paul McGuire | ... |
Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
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| Frank Mills | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Dennis Moore | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Burt Mustin | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Earl Parker | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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John Pedrini | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Jack Perry | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| William Phipps | ... |
Ralston (uncredited)
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Robert Robinson | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Buddy Roosevelt | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| John Roy | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Syd Saylor | ... |
Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
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Cap Somers | ... |
Miner (uncredited)
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| Ray Spiker | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Sailor Vincent | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| George D. Wallace | ... |
Jack Lawford (uncredited)
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| Dan White | ... |
Rogers (uncredited)
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| Peter Whitney | ... |
Phil the Cannibal (uncredited)
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Chalky Williams | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jacques Tourneur | ||
Written by
| Lesser Samuels | ... | (screen play) |
| Robert Hardy Andrews | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Edmund Grainger | ... | producer |
Music by
| Leith Stevens | ||
Cinematography by
| William E. Snyder | ... | director of photography (as William Snyder) |
Editing by
| Harry Marker | ||
Art Direction by
| Jack Okey | ||
Costume Design by
| Gwen Wakeling | ||
Makeup Department
| Larry Butterworth | ... | makeup artist |
| Annabell Levy | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Cliff P. Broughton | ... | production supervisor (as Cliff Broughton) |
| John Burch | ... | unit manager (as John E. Burch) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| James E. Casey | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Walter Elliott | ... | sound effects |
| John C. Grubb | ... | sound |
| Terry Kellum | ... | sound |
Music Department
| C. Bakaleinikoff | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Edmund Grainger | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
- Edmund Grainger Productions (presents)
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (as An R K O Radio Picture)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1956) (Canada) (theatrical) (as RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada, Ltd.)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1956) (Australia) (theatrical)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1956) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1956) (Malaysia) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films A/S (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Videogram (1984) (Canada) (VHS) (Dubbed)
- TPS (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- Research Entertainment (2002) (Spain) (video)
- Edel Media & Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Tonpool Medien (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F. of L.)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
After a card game Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved with two women - one who came with the hotel, and one newly arrived from the East to open a dress shop - he then has to make even more fundamental choices when, with the start of the Civil War, he becomes one of a small minority in a strongly Unionist town. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} |
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| Taglines | THE BUGLE BLAST that echoed thru history! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Goofs | In this pre-Civil War tale, two Secret Service agents discuss the probability of war breaking out. The Secret Service was created after the Civil War. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Bonnie Blue Flag See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: In that part of our country which we know today as Colorado, the Indians fought the white man for possession of the land and the white men fought each other for the same land. It was a small but bloody rehearsal for the War Between the States which was soon to follow. It had its patriots and its profiteers, its quiet heroes and its noisy flag wavers. So one day early in 1861 - - - See more » |
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Owen Pentecost:
Sure, I'm loyal. I've got an undying loyalty to myself and no one else, nothing else. See more » |