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The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 3, 1945

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

73%

Original Title

The Valley of Decision

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Tay Garnett

Budget

$2,160,000

Revenue

$9,132,000

Description

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.