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Duel in the Sun (1946)
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Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad. Writers:David O. Selznick (screenplay), Niven Busch (suggested by a novel by), and 2 more credits » |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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| Jennifer Jones | ... |
Pearl Chavez
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| Joseph Cotten | ... |
Jesse McCanles
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| Gregory Peck | ... | ||
| Lionel Barrymore | ... |
Sen. Jackson McCanles
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Herbert Marshall | ... |
Scott Chavez
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| Lillian Gish | ... | ||
| Walter Huston | ... |
The Sinkiller
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Charles Bickford | ... |
Sam Pierce
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Harry Carey | ... |
Lem Smoot
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Joan Tetzel | ... |
Helen Langford
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Tilly Losch | ... |
Mrs. Chavez
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Butterfly McQueen | ... |
Vashti
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Scott McKay | ... |
Sid
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| Otto Kruger | ... |
Mr. Langford
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Sidney Blackmer | ... |
The Lover
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Storyline
When her father is hanged for shooting his wife and her lover, half-breed Pearl Chavez goes to live with distant relatives in Texas. Welcomed by Laura Belle and her elder lawyer son Jesse, she meets with hostility from the ranch-owner himself, wheelchair-bound Senator Jackson McCanles, and with lustful interest from womanising, unruly younger son Lewt. Almost at once, already existing family tensions are exacerbated by her presence and the way she is physically drawn to Lewt. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
FURIOUS, UNFORGETTABLE LOVE! (original print media ad - all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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(Mexico) See more »Also Known As:
King Vidor's Duel in the Sun See more »Box Office
Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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USA: (roadshow version) | USA: | West Germany:Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Vashti: I don't rightly know, Miss Pearl, except I always have so much to remember.
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Trivia
David O. Selznick reportedly spent $2,000,000.00, an unheard of sum in 1946, on the promotion of this film. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: When the Cavalry rides off after intimidating McCanles from attacking the railroad because as the Senator says "I fought to defend that flag (the Stars and Stripes)", the music played is "Bonnie Blue Flag", which was an anthem of the Confederacy. See more »Quotes
Pearl Chavez: Oh Vashti, why are you so slow?Vashti: I don't rightly know, Miss Pearl, except I always have so much to remember.
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Connections
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Lost in Space/The Spanish Prisoner/Mercury Rising/Kurt & Courtney/Character" (1998) See more »
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