Duel in the Sun

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.

Genre : WesternDramaRomance

Runtime : 144 mins

Release Date : 1946-12-31

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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 G...

The story here - a sort of Cain and Abel style topic that causes no end of pain for Jennifer Jones ("Pearl") is gorgeous to look at, gritty and very well put together. It is also, however, far too long and for the most part devoid of much pace. Joseph Cotton ("Jesse") and Gregory Peck ("Lewt") are ...

Cast

Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones

(Pearl Chavez)

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

(Jesse McCanles)

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

(Lewton "Lewt" McCanles)

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

(Sen. Jackson McCanles)

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

(Scott Chavez)

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

(Laura Belle McCanles)

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

(The Sinkiller)

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

(Sam Pierce)

Harry Carey

Harry Carey

(Lem Smoot)

Joan Tetzel

Joan Tetzel

(Helen Langford)

Tilly Losch

Tilly Losch

(Mrs. Chavez)

Butterfly McQueen

Butterfly McQueen

(Vashti)

Scott McKay

Scott McKay

(Sid)

Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger

(Mr. Langford)

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

(The Lover)

Charles Dingle

Charles Dingle

(Sheriff Hardy)

Griff Barnett

Griff Barnett

(Bordertown Jailer (uncredited))

John Barton

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Hank Bell

Hank Bell

(McCanles' Ranch Hand (uncredited))

Audrey Betz

Audrey Betz

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Edward Biby

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Johnny Bond

Johnny Bond

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Lovyss Bradley

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Nora Bush

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Lane Chandler

Lane Chandler

(Cavalry Captain (uncredited))

George Chung

(Man (uncredited))

Tex Cooper

Tex Cooper

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Frank Cordell

Frank Cordell

(Sid (uncredited))

Tom Daly

(Cowboy (uncredited))

Tom Dillon

Tom Dillon

(Train Engineer (uncredited))

Steve Dunhill

(Jake (uncredited))

Slim Gaut

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Si Jenks

Si Jenks

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Carmencita Johnson

Carmencita Johnson

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Jack Kenny

Jack Kenny

(Barfly (uncredited))

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

(Gambler (uncredited))

Al Kunde

(Barfly (uncredited))

Ann Kunde

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard

(Barfly (uncredited))

Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

(Gambler (uncredited))

Robert McKenzie

Robert McKenzie

(Zeke the Bartender (uncredited))

Hank Patterson

Hank Patterson

(Man (uncredited))

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

(Train Fireman (uncredited))

Rose Plumer

(Dancer (uncredited))

Bob Reeves

Bob Reeves

(Townsman (uncredited))

Bert Roach

Bert Roach

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Allen D. Sewall

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Lucile Sewall

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Lloyd Shaw

(Barbecue Dance Caller (uncredited))

Tom Smith

(Barfly (uncredited))

Al Taylor

Al Taylor

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Jack Tornek

(Townsman (uncredited))

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

(Narrator (voice) (uncredited))

Dan White

Dan White

(Ed (uncredited))

Guy Wilkerson

Guy Wilkerson

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Hank Worden

Hank Worden

(Party Guest (uncredited))

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