Duel in the Sun poster

Duel in the Sun( 1946)

TV-MAWesternDramaRomance
63%
User
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Emotions . . . As Violent As The Wind-Swept Prairie !

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jennifer Jones

      Pearl Chavez

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      Joseph Cotten

      Jesse McCanles

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      Gregory Peck

      Lewton "Lewt" McCanles

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      Lionel Barrymore

      Sen. Jackson McCanles

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      Herbert Marshall

      Scott Chavez

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      Lillian Gish

      Laura Belle McCanles

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      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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      Charles Dingle

      Sheriff Hardy

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      Griff Barnett

      Bordertown Jailer (uncredited)

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      John Barton

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Hank Bell

      McCanles' Ranch Hand (uncredited)

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      Audrey Betz

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Edward Biby

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Johnny Bond

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Lovyss Bradley

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Nora Bush

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Lane Chandler

      Cavalry Captain (uncredited)

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      George Chung

      Man (uncredited)

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      Tex Cooper

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Frank Cordell

      Sid (uncredited)

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      Tom Daly

      Cowboy (uncredited)

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      Tom Dillon

      Train Engineer (uncredited)

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      Steve Dunhill

      Jake (uncredited)

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      Slim Gaut

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Si Jenks

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Carmencita Johnson

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Jack Kenny

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Victor Kilian

      Gambler (uncredited)

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      Al Kunde

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Ann Kunde

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Kermit Maynard

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Francis McDonald

      Gambler (uncredited)

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      Robert McKenzie

      Zeke the Bartender (uncredited)

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      Hank Patterson

      Man (uncredited)

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      Lee Phelps

      Train Fireman (uncredited)

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      Rose Plumer

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Bob Reeves

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Bert Roach

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Allen D. Sewall

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Lucile Sewall

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Lloyd Shaw

      Barbecue Dance Caller (uncredited)

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      Tom Smith

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Al Taylor

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Jack Tornek

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Orson Welles

      Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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      Dan White

      Ed (uncredited)

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      Guy Wilkerson

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Hank Worden

      Party Guest (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    7
    Written by John Chard on Sat Jun 10 2017
    Pearl, you're curved in the flesh of temptation. Duel in the Sun is predominantly directed by King Vidor and is produced and written by David O. Selznick who adapts (with help from H.P. Garrett & Ben Hecht) from Niven Busch's novel. It stars Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish and Lionel Barrymore; with a huge support cast list that contains the likes of Herbert Marshall, Walter Huston, Charles Bickford & Harry Carey. The plot centres around Pearl Chavez (Jones), a half Indian girl who is orphaned after her father kills her mother and her lover. Pearl is sent to live wi...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    6000000.00

    Revenue

    20400000.00

    Keywords

    • brother
    • father
    • skinny dipping
    • family
    • death
    • half breed