

Great Day in the Morning
1956-05-16 · 92 min · ★ 6.0
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.
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- Directors
- Jacques Tourneur
- Production companies
- Edmund Grainger Productions, RKO Radio Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Robert StackOwen Pentecost
Virginia MayoAnn Merry Alaine
Ruth RomanBoston Grant
Alex NicolCaptain Stephen Kirby
Raymond BurrJumbo Means
Leo GordonZeff Masterson
Regis ToomeyFather Murphy
Carleton YoungCol. Gibson
Kermit MaynardSouthern Sympathizer (uncredited)
Burt MustinDoctor (uncredited)
Cap SomersMiner (uncredited)
Dan WhiteRogers (uncredited)
Lane ChandlerNorthern Loyalist (uncredited)
Ben CorbettTownsman (uncredited)
Jack KennyBarfly (uncredited)
Mitchell KowallMower - Norther Loyalist (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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