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Great Day in the Morning (1956) was a Western Film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Edmund Grainger.

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GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING

By Dan Day, Jr. on Sep 15, 2025 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING is a 1956 Western, released by RKO in Technicolor and Superscope. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur, better known for his work for producer Val Lewton and other thrillers and film noirs. Tourneur actually made a number of Westerns, and despite his expertise in black & ... Read full article


Great Day in The Morning (1956) and Owen Pentecost

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 23, 2019 From 4 Star Films

The backdrop is important to understand where we’re at in America’s history. It’s the 1860s. We’re in the Colorado Territory but it’s the eve of the most egregious war that ever was fought on American soil. Already blood is boiling between diehard Northerners and the Se... Read full article


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Jumbo Means: Go back to Georgia, the whole lot of you. Colorado's gonna belong to us loyal Union men - the only part comin' to you is six feet of ground, dug deep.


Col. Gibson: The North and South are natural enemies - like husband and wife


Owen Pentecost: I don't belong to anyone except myself. I'm not joining any parade - yours or theirs. I like walking alone - no ties. Don't ask questions; no one to answer to. Man's gotta be sentimental to fight a war; gotta have a lump in his throat about God and country and home and mother, all the pretty things.
[Takes a drink, and looks at Boston]
Owen Pentecost: No lumps.


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Also directed by Jacques Tourneur




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