The Sea of Grass

"Big as its stars!"

Apr 25 1947 Approved 2h 3m
Drama, Western

On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.

Plot

This western begins with St. Louis resident Lutie Cameron (Katharine Hepburn) marrying New Mexico cattleman Col. James B. 'Jim' Brewton (Spencer Tracy) after a short courtship. When she arrives in "Salt Fork, NM" she finds that her new husband is considered by the locals to be a tyrant who uses force to keep homesteaders off the government owned land he uses for grazing his cattle--the so-called Sea of Grass. Lutie, has difficulty reconciling her husband's beliefs and passions with her own.

Written by

Marguerite Roberts, Vincent Lawrence, Conrad Richter

Directed by

Elia Kazan

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,632
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA