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User Rating:
6.8/10   362 votes
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Director:
King Vidor
Writers:
Arthur Fitz-Richard (story)
Silvia Richards (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 August 1953 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
So dangerous...destructive...deadly to love! more
Plot:
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man. | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Charlton Heston Dies at 84
 (From IMDb News. 6 April 2008)

User Comments:
Memoriable for cast and theme music more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Jennifer Jones ... Ruby Gentry

Charlton Heston ... Boake Tackman

Karl Malden ... Jim Gentry
Tom Tully ... Jud Corey
Barney Phillips ... Dr. Saul Manfred / Narrator (as Bernard Phillips)
James Anderson ... Jewel Corey
Josephine Hutchinson ... Letitia Gentry
Phyllis Avery ... Tracy McAuliffe
Herbert Heyes ... Judge Tackman
Myra Marsh ... Ma Corey
Charles Cane ... Cullen McAuliffe
Sam Flint ... Neil Fallgren
Frank Wilcox ... Clyde Pratt
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Additional Details

Runtime:
82 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations:
Morro Bay, California, USA

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Ruby Gentry: Turn off the pumps. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Biography: Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady" (2001) more

FAQ

When Tracy invites Dr. Manfred to her party in honor of Boake's return from South America the Dr. declines because he says he has an engagement. Why does Ruby look up at him with a stunned look on her face?
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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Memoriable for cast and theme music, 7 March 2006
9/10
Author: dorothyedwards from United States

Charlton Heston is at the height of his hunk stage and played an unusual type, against his rugged, frontier persona. Jennifer Jones is sultry and moody through several decades, backed by the haunting "Ruby" theme. Richard Hyman's harmonica is a perfect compliment to the two lead character types. I think it is even more effective in black and white than it could ever have been in color. Perhaps this element underscores the black and white social mores of the era. This movie is the first to really make me believe Jennifer Jones character is principally an emotionally grounded person, touchable by others. I usually find her too self contained to feel deeply. I have seen this movie several times, and thoroughly appreciate it each time.

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