

The Valley of Decision
The Book That Thrilled Millions!
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2.2M
- Box office
- $9.1M
- Language
- English
- factory
- strike
- based on novel or book
- mill
- irish-american
- unrequited love
- maid
- family feud
- man in wheelchair
- labor strike
- labor union
- steel mill
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York3 May 1945
- TheatricalNR1 Jun 1945
AustriaAT
- Theatrical121 Jan 1948
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The Valley of Decision was released on 3 May 1945.
Audience reviews
1- B8/10
barrymost
9/30/2019
Classic poor-girl-meets-rich-boy tearjerker. This very heavy-handed drama is well-acted by Greer Garson and Gregory Peck, with Lionel Barrymore and Donald Crisp heading a good supporting cast. The script is interesting, maybe a mite slowly paced at times, but with moments of humor as well. The tense, dramatic confrontation on the bridge is the most memorable scene in the film. This was only Gregory Peck's third f…
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