The Sea of Grass (1947): Cast & Plot
The Sea of Grass is a 1947 drama western directed by Elia Kazan, starring Katharine Hepburn as Lutie Cameron Brewton, Spencer Tracy and Charles Trowbridge. It runs 2 hours 3 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 3m (123 min)
- Director
- Elia Kazan
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Sea of Grass About?
The premise of The Sea of Grass without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Big as its stars! On America’s frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
The Sea of Grass Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- marriage
- courtroom
- telegram
- wedding preparation
- wedding dress
- wedding
- horse and buggy
- buckboard
- cook
- kitchen
- ranch
- rancher
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- field
- father daughter relationship
- dance
- dinner table
- steak
- biscuit
- wind
- land
- cattle
- cattleman
- cattle rancher
- baby
- snow
- blizzard
- barbed wire fence
- snowstorm
- father son relationship
- mother daughter relationship
- mother son relationship
- mother daughter estrangement
- mother son estrangement
- card game
- taunting
- shootout
- siege
- army
- cavalry
- gunshot wound
- shack
- cabin
- shot to death
- wanted man
- fistfight
- childbirth
- death in childbirth
- death of baby in childbirth
- romantic rivalry
- piano
The Sea of Grass Cast & Characters
Katharine Hepburn leads the cast as Lutie Cameron Brewton, with Spencer Tracy as Col. James B. Brewton and Charles Trowbridge as George Cameron. Directed by Elia Kazan; 130 actors are credited in all.
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Director Elia Kazan
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Katharine Hepburn as Lutie Cameron Brewton -
Spencer Tracy as Col. James B. Brewton - Charles Trowbridge as George Cameron
- Earle Hodgins as Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Also Starring in The Sea of Grass
· 126 more- Robert Walker Brock Brewton
- Phyllis Thaxter Sara Beth Brewton
- Melvyn Douglas Brice Chamberlain
- James Bell Sam Hall
- Ruth Nelson Selina Hall
- Carol Nugent Sarah Beth - Age 7 (uncredited)
- June Hedin Sarah Beth - Age 11 (uncredited)
- Ann Gowland Sarah Beth - Age 2 (uncredited)
- Patty Smith Sarah Beth - Age 4 (uncredited)
- Harry Carey Doc J. Reid
- Joseph Crehan Colorado Sen. Grew (uncredited)
- Robert Barrat Judge Seth White
- Whit Bissell Ted - the Clerk (uncredited)
- Trevor Bardette Andy Boggs
- Edgar Buchanan Jeff
- Lee Phelps Homesteader (uncredited)
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- Stuart Holmes Party Guest (uncredited)
- Ray Teal Cattleman (uncredited)
- Chuck Hamilton Townsman (uncredited)
- Vernon Dent Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Russell Hicks Maj. Dell Harney
- John Hamilton Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
- Stanley Andrews Bill the Sheriff (uncredited)
- Douglas Fowley Joe Horton (uncredited)
- Morris Ankrum A.J. Crane
- Frank Hagney Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Charles Middleton Charley - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
- George Magrill Homesteader (uncredited)
- Brick Sullivan Cowhand (uncredited)
- Eddie Acuff Cattleman (uncredited)
- Chet Brandenburg Townsman (uncredited)
- Glenn Strange Bill Roach - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- Frank Darien Minister (uncredited)
- Erville Alderson First Station Agent (uncredited)
- Dick Rush Cattleman (uncredited)
- Forrest Taylor Homesteader (uncredited)
- Eddy Waller Homesteader (uncredited)
- Nora Cecil Mrs. Ryan - Nurse (uncredited)
- Hank Worden Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
- Robert Armstrong Floyd McCurtin
- Howard M. Mitchell Railroad Conductor (voice) (uncredited)
- Wheaton Chambers Dean (uncredited)
- Gene Roth Homesteader (uncredited)
- Fred Graham Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Dan White Wake - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- Buddy Roosevelt Ike Randall - Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- Frank Baker Juror (uncredited)
- Jack Kenny Townsman (uncredited)
- Kermit Maynard Station Loafer (uncredited)
- Dick Rich Loud-Mouthed Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
- Margaret Bert Townswoman (uncredited)
- Davison Clark Cattleman (uncredited)
- William Phillips Banty
- Dorothy Vaughan Mrs. Hodges (uncredited)
- Helen Dickson Piano Player Spectator (uncredited)
- Nolan Leary Homesteader (uncredited)
- Jack Baxley Homesteader (uncredited)
- Charles McAvoy Homesteader (uncredited)
- George H. Reed Uncle Nat (uncredited)
- Jesse Graves Luke (uncredited)
- Mike Donovan Nester (uncredited)
- Joseph E. Bernard Homesteader (uncredited)
- Tom Smith Townsman (uncredited)
- Robert Bice Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- Guy Wilkerson Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- William Challee Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
- Budd Fine Brakeman (uncredited)
- Ray Spiker Townsman (uncredited)
- Chalky Williams Townsman (uncredited)
- Robert Milasch Townsman (uncredited)
- Jack Stoney Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
- Wyndham Standing Gambler (uncredited)
- Sidney D'Albrook Townsman (uncredited)
- Buck Bucko Townsman (uncredited)
- Barbara Billingsley Bridesmaid (uncredited)
- Paul Langton Young Doctor (uncredited)
- John Rice Cowboy (uncredited)
- Gene Coogan Cowhand (uncredited)
- Frank Austin Second Station Agent (uncredited)
- Phil Schumacher Townsman (uncredited)
- George Huggins Townsman (uncredited)
- Allen D. Sewall Townsman (uncredited)
- Jack Davis Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- Leota Lorraine Townswoman (uncredited)
- Dick Johnstone Townsman (uncredited)
- Robert Malcolm Townsman (uncredited)
- Polly Bailey Townswoman (uncredited)
- Marietta Canty Rachael (uncredited)
- Slim Gaut Townsman (uncredited)
- Sam Savitsky Townsman (uncredited)
- Vangie Beilby Old Townswoman (uncredited)
- Naomi Childers Townswoman (uncredited)
- Paul Ravel Townsman (uncredited)
- Bill Wolfe Homesteader (uncredited)
- Henry Sylvester Townsman (uncredited)
- Jimmy Hawkins Brock - Age 5 (uncredited)
- Frank Pharr Station Loafer (uncredited)
- Laura Treadwell Townswoman (uncredited)
- Bernice Pilot Maid (uncredited)
- Ruth Cherrington Townswoman (uncredited)
- John Vosper Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Ralph Littlefield Homesteader (uncredited)
- Mickey Martin Newsboy (uncredited)
- Norman Ollestad Brock - Age 8 (uncredited)
- James O'Rear Piano Tuner (uncredited)
- William Holmes Gambler (uncredited)
- Chief Many Treaties Indian (uncredited)
- Myrtle Anderson Townswoman (uncredited)
- Pat Henry Brock - Age 1 (uncredited)
- Fred Gilman Cattleman (uncredited)
- Tex Parker Townsman (uncredited)
- Skeets Noyes Beady-Eyed Man (uncredited)
- Duncan Richardson Brock - Age 3 (uncredited)
- Bob Ingersoll Station Loafer (uncredited)
- Irving Smith Black Servant (uncredited)
- Dick Baron Newsboy (uncredited)
- Henry Adams Gambler (uncredited)
- Joe Brockman Cattleman (uncredited)
- Gertrude Chorre Brewton's Indian Nurse (uncredited)
- Franz Dorfler Townsman (uncredited)
- Rose Langdon Townswoman (uncredited)
- Larry Lathrop Messenger (uncredited)
- J.L. Palmer Townsman (uncredited)
- Obed 'Dad' Pickard Townsman (uncredited)
- William Van Vleck Nester (uncredited)
- Rocky Woods Cattleman (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass Plot Summary
What happens in The Sea of Grass from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Lutie Cameron Brewton [Katharine Hepburn] is poised to marry in St. Louis, but on her wedding day a telegram from her fiancé—the cattle rancher Col. Brewton [Spencer Tracy]—orders her to board a train to New Mexico and marry him in the small town of Salt Fork. The first person she encounters there is Brice Chamberlain [Melvyn Douglas], who cautions her that life with Brewton might bring more unhappiness than happiness, painting Brewton as a local tyrant. Chamberlain accompanies Lutie toward the courthouse, where a judge is quietly dismissing charges against several of Jim’s men who harassed homesteaders laying claims to land Jim controls; the charges vanish for lack of evidence, and Jim’s faction rides high as Brewton’s power seems to grow.
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The Sea of Grass Also Known As
12 alternative titles, including “Mar de hierba” and “Mar verde”.
- Also known as
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- Mar de hierba
- Mar verde
- Le maître de la prairie
- Il mare d'erba
- Terra de ambições
- Endlos ist die Prärie
- Море травы
- 陇上春色
- Moře trávy
- Lainehtiva tasanko
- Morze traw
- Prärie
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The Sea of Grass FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Sea of Grass, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Sea of Grass?
The Sea of Grass runs 2 hours 3 minutes (123 minutes).
When was The Sea of Grass released?
The Sea of Grass was released on April 25, 1947.
Who directed The Sea of Grass?
The Sea of Grass was directed by Elia Kazan.
More films by Elia Kazan Who is in the cast of The Sea of Grass?
The Sea of Grass stars Katharine Hepburn as Lutie Cameron Brewton, Spencer Tracy as Col. James B. Brewton and Charles Trowbridge as George Cameron, among 130 credited actors.
Does The Sea of Grass have a post-credit scene?
No. The Sea of Grass has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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