Great Day in the Morning
Encyclopedia
Great Day In The Morning is a 1956 film
. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur
and starring Robert Stack
and Virginia Mayo
, set in 1860s Denver.
) from North Carolina
, who comes to Denver on a whim encounter with Ann Merry Alaine (Virginia Mayo
) and her posse
, who's going there to open a dress shop. When they get to Denver, Owen enters a hotel saloon, and wins a poker
game with the owner, who bet his estate on this last game. Along with the hotel comes Boston Grant (Ruth Roman
). Both of the women in the town begin to fall for Owen. Owen however has money on his mind, and the gold of the town's confederate
s is what is revealed he went there for originally. But the predominantly union
town wants the gold, and with the civil war
approaching, the town is split. Owen leads the Southerners into a last escape attempt with the gold.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur
Jacques Tourneur
Jacques Tourneur was a French-American film director.-Life:Born in Paris, France, he was the son of film director Maurice Tourneur. At age 10, Jacques moved to the United States with his father. He started a career in cinema while still attending high school as an extra and later as a script clerk...
and starring Robert Stack
Robert Stack
Robert Stack was an American actor. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he was the star of the 1959-1963 ABC television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries.-Early life:...
and Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo was an American film actress.After a short career in vaudeville, Mayo progressed to films and during the 1940s established herself as a supporting player in such films as The Best Years of Our Lives and White Heat .Mayo remained an A-list actress into the mid-'50s, but then went...
, set in 1860s Denver.
Plot and overview
The film centers on Owen Pentecost (Robert StackRobert Stack
Robert Stack was an American actor. In addition to acting in more than 40 films, he was the star of the 1959-1963 ABC television series The Untouchables and later served as the host of Unsolved Mysteries.-Early life:...
) from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, who comes to Denver on a whim encounter with Ann Merry Alaine (Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo
Virginia Mayo was an American film actress.After a short career in vaudeville, Mayo progressed to films and during the 1940s established herself as a supporting player in such films as The Best Years of Our Lives and White Heat .Mayo remained an A-list actress into the mid-'50s, but then went...
) and her posse
Posse
Posse may refer to:* Posse comitatus , a group of men assembled to assist in law enforcement* Posse , starring Kirk Douglas* Posse , starring Mario van Peebles...
, who's going there to open a dress shop. When they get to Denver, Owen enters a hotel saloon, and wins a poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
game with the owner, who bet his estate on this last game. Along with the hotel comes Boston Grant (Ruth Roman
Ruth Roman
Ruth Roman was an American actress. One of her most memorable roles was in the Alfred Hitchcock 1951 thriller Strangers on a Train....
). Both of the women in the town begin to fall for Owen. Owen however has money on his mind, and the gold of the town's confederate
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
s is what is revealed he went there for originally. But the predominantly union
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
town wants the gold, and with the civil war
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
approaching, the town is split. Owen leads the Southerners into a last escape attempt with the gold.