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Cast
Robert Stack
as Owen Pentecost
Virginia Mayo
as Ann Merry Alaine
Ruth Roman
as Boston Grant
Alex Nicol
as Captain Stephen Kirby
Raymond Burr
as Jumbo Means
Leo Gordon
as Zeff Masterson
Regis Toomey
as Father Murphy
Carleton Young
as Col. Gibson
Donald MacDonald
as Gary John Lawford
Kermit Maynard
as Southern Sympathizer (uncredited)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1956
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWestern
Votes29
DirectorJacques Tourneur
WritersLesser Samuels
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsGreat Day in the Morning
About Great Day in the Morning
After a card game, Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved with two women, he then has to make even more fundamental choices when, with the start of the Civil War, he becomes one of a Confederate minority in a strongly Unionist town.
Directed by Jacques Tourneur, Great Day in the Morning leans on a strong ensemble — Robert Stack, Virginia Mayo, Ruth Roman — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about western titles of 1956.
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