The Valley of Decision

The Book That Thrilled Millions!

May 03, 1945 1h 59m

7.3

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Synopsis

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.

Title	The Valley of Decision
Companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries	United States of America
Keywords	factory, strike, based on novel or book, mill, irish-american, unrequited love, maid, family feud, man in wheelchair, labor strike, labor union, steel mill, compromise, gun shooting, workers union, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, negotiation, irish immigrant, upstairs downstairs, 19th century, murder by gunshot, classism, wealthy family, metallurgy, steel industry, 1870s, union struggle, pittsburgh steel industry, experimental research, labor negotiation, strikebreakers, wise woman