The Lady from Cheyenne is a 1941 American comedy western film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Loretta Young, Robert Preston and Edward Arnold.

The Lady from Cheyenne
Directed by	Frank Lloyd
Written by	Jonathan Finn Theresa Oaks Warren Duff Kathryn Scola
Produced by	Jack H. Skirball Frank Lloyd
Starring	Loretta Young Robert Preston Edward Arnold Frank Craven
Cinematography	Milton R. Krasner
Edited by	Edward Curtiss
Music by	Frank Skinner
Production company	Frank Lloyd Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 11, 1942 (1942-04-11)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$545,000[1]

Plot

In the 1860s, after receiving an inheritance a Philadelphia Quaker school teacher heads west to Wyoming to establish a new school to educate settler children. However, she encounters a corrupt tycoon who is determined to gain control of the water rights of her schoolhouse. She eventually lobbies to gain women the right to vote in local elections, and defeats the villain with the assistance of a lawyer whom she eventually marries.

Cast

Production

The film was shot at Universal Studios, and on location in the Mojave Desert. It was made for $535,000, somewhat under its scheduled budget of $622,000.[2]

References

Bibliography

• Dick, Bernard F. Hollywood Madonna: Loretta Young. University Press of Mississippi, 2011.

External links

• The Lady from Cheyenne at IMDb

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