Duel in the Sun
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Duel in the Sun is a 1946 American epic Western film directed by King Vidor. The film stars Jennifer Jones as Pearl Chavez, a young woman of mixed heritage who becomes entangled with the powerful McCanles family. The story explores themes of passion, betrayal, and violence as Pearl navigates her relationships with the two sons of a wealthy rancher. The film was a controversial production, known for its melodrama and lavish scale, and was a significant box-office success despite facing censorship in some cities.12
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…saloon scene for King Vidor’s Duel in the Sun (1946).
Read More…saloon scene for King Vidor’s Duel in the Sun (1946).
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William Cameron MenziesLater filmsSelznick’s Duel in the Sun (1946) after King Vidor left the production. Menzies did some television work before helming a pair of B-films in 1951: Drums in the Deep South, a potboiler set during the Civil War, and The Whip Hand, a thriller about a communist…
Read MoreSelznick’s Duel in the Sun (1946) after King Vidor left the production. Menzies did some television work before helming a pair of B-films in 1951: Drums in the Deep South, a potboiler set during the Civil War, and The Whip Hand, a thriller about a communist…
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David O. Selznick…Since You Went Away (1944), Duel in the Sun (1946), Portrait of Jennie (1948), and A Farewell to Arms (1957), all of which starred actress Jennifer Jones, whom Selznick married in 1949. A Farewell to Arms was the last film he produced.
Read More…Since You Went Away (1944), Duel in the Sun (1946), Portrait of Jennie (1948), and A Farewell to Arms (1957), all of which starred actress Jennifer Jones, whom Selznick married in 1949. A Farewell to Arms was the last film he produced.
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Joseph CottenAlso notable were Duel in the Sun (1946), in which he played the principled son of a ranch-owning senator, and The Farmer’s Daughter (1947), about the scion of a political dynasty who falls in love with a maid. In these films Cotten established a rather complex screen persona—that…
Read MoreAlso notable were Duel in the Sun (1946), in which he played the principled son of a ranch-owning senator, and The Farmer’s Daughter (1947), about the scion of a political dynasty who falls in love with a maid. In these films Cotten established a rather complex screen persona—that…
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Lillian Gish… (1942), Miss Susie Slagle’s (1946), Duel in the Sun (1946), The Night of the Hunter (1955), The Unforgiven (1960), The Comedians (1967), A Wedding (1978), Hambone and Hillie (1984), Sweet Liberty (1986), and her final film, The Whales of August (1987), with
Read More… (1942), Miss Susie Slagle’s (1946), Duel in the Sun (1946), The Night of the Hunter (1955), The Unforgiven (1960), The Comedians (1967), A Wedding (1978), Hambone and Hillie (1984), Sweet Liberty (1986), and her final film, The Whales of August (1987), with
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Gregory PeckHitchcock’s Spellbound (1945), Duel in the Sun (1946), The Yearling (1946), and Yellow Sky (1948).
Read MoreHitchcock’s Spellbound (1945), Duel in the Sun (1946), The Yearling (1946), and Yellow Sky (1948).
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