Pittsburgh

Following THE SPOILERS (also 1942), PITTSBURGH marked the second teaming of Wayne, Dietrich and Scott--a trio which left the theater audience smiling regardless of the fact that the plot was strictly run-of-the-mill. Wayne and Scott are a pair of rugged, confident coal miners who are content with occupying their rung in the social ladder. During a boxing match Wayne and Scott take notice of Dietrich. Seated at ringside, Dietrich is dressed in high-priced attire to hide the fact that she is really a "hunky"--a person raised in a coal town. Wayne quickly falls in love with Dietrich and begins calling her "Countess." Scott, too, falls under her spell, but both men are...