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Duel in the Sun (1946)

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User Rating: 7.0/10 (1,822 votes)
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Overview

Director:
King Vidor
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Writers:
Niven Busch (novel)
Oliver H.P. Garrett (adaptation)
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Release Date:
8 December 1948 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Western | Drama more
Tagline:
Emotions . . . As Violent As The Wind-Swept Prairie !
Plot:
When her father is hanged for shooting his wife and her lover, half-breed Pearl Chavez goes to live with distant relatives in Texas... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Lust | Texan | 1880s | 1860s | Half Breed more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. more
User Comments:
Bawdy, Overacted Sexual Western more
US TV Schedule:
Thur. May 152:00 PMTCM   

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jennifer Jones ... Pearl Chavez
Joseph Cotten ... Jesse McCanles

Gregory Peck ... Lewton 'Lewt' McCanles

Lionel Barrymore ... Sen. Jackson McCanles
Herbert Marshall ... Scott Chavez

Lillian Gish ... Laura Belle McCanles

Walter Huston ... The Sinkiller
Charles Bickford ... Sam Pierce
Harry Carey ... Lem Smoot
Joan Tetzel ... Helen Langford
Tilly Losch ... Mrs. Chavez
Butterfly McQueen ... Vashti
Scott McKay ... Sid

Otto Kruger ... Mr. Langford
Sidney Blackmer ... The Lover
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:129 min | USA:144 min (roadshow version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #11649) | Australia:PG | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (video rating) (1986) | UK:A (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Arizona, USA more
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Company:
Vanguard Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film was nicknamed "Lust in the Dust", which would later serve as the inspiration for the filmLust in the Dust (1985). more
Quotes:
Lem Smoot: There's a funny glow in the sky tonight, ain't there? I remember once hearing one of them injun legends about how their ancestors lit bonfires in the sky when the chief's son was dying. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dip huet seung hung (1989) more
Soundtrack:
I've Been Working on the Railroad more

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14 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
Bawdy, Overacted Sexual Western, 16 May 2002
Author: guil fisher from New York City

Well, it's no Gone With The Wind. Selznick, again, features his wife, Jennifer Jones, in a different role than the usual wholesome roles she was expected to do. Portrait Of Jennie, Since You Went Away and Song of Bernadette. Jones has a bad habit of over-acting if allowed to do so. Example is Tender Is The Night, Man In A Grey Flannel Suit, Ruby Gentry and Love Letters. It takes a strong director to tone her down. King Vidor lost control of her in this or Selznick had too much control. Her performance consisted of a low gutteral voice and a sashaying walk. Not much else.

On the other hand, excellent supporting roles were played by Lionel Barrymore and Lilian Gish. They stole the picture in this viewer's opinion. Gregory Peck and Joseph Cotton went through the paces of what they were asked to do as rivalry brothers. But you kind of knew their hearts weren't in it. Then there was the presence of Butterfly McQueen in her usual Gone With The Wind type performance. Charles Bickford in an undistinguished role was wasted as was Herbert Marshall and Sidney Blackner [all good actors]. An impressive cast when the titles came on, but what followed was not what you wanted to see.

I got tired of seeing Jennifer Jones strutting about making faces of some indian half-breed. Boring. Oh, I liked the horse [the pinto] that she rode. He was terrific. Best to see this on video. Doesn't come off that bad. But it is a cornball western farce.

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