The 1939 epic follows a determined Southern woman struggling to protect her family’s estate as war and its aftermath transform her world, blending romance with hard-won survival.

Thomas Mitchell, a versatile character actor of stage and screen, won the Oscar for Stagecoach (1939) and appeared in a remarkable run of that year’s classics, including this film, Only Angels Have Wings, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.