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Duel in the Sun (31-Dec-1946)

Director: King Vidor

Writers: David O. Selznick; Oliver H. P. Garrett

From novel by: Niven Busch

Music Written and Conducted by: Dimitri Tiomkin

Producer: David O. Selznick

Keywords: Western

An orphaned half-breed is reluctantly accepted into a wealthy Texan household, where she toys with both sons Lewt and Jesse. Producer Selznick cast his wife Jennifer Jones in the smoldering lead role in this attempt to repeat his earlier success with Gone with the Wind (1939). Received Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Supporting Actress. Won the Cinecittą Cup at The Venice Film Festival.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Lionel Barrymore
Actor
28-Apr-1878 15-Nov-1954 Young Dr. Kildare
Charles Bickford
Actor
1-Jan-1891 9-Nov-1967 The Song of Bernadette
Sidney Blackmer
Actor
13-Jul-1895 5-Oct-1973 Played Theodore Roosevelt 12 times
Harry Carey, Sr.
Actor
16-Jan-1878 21-Sep-1947 VP in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Joseph Cotten
Actor
15-May-1905 6-Feb-1994 Jedidiah Leland in Citizen Kane
Charles Dingle
Actor
28-Dec-1887 19-Jan-1956 The Little Foxes
Lillian Gish
Actor
14-Oct-1893 27-Feb-1993 Silent film actress, director
Walter Huston
Actor
6-Apr-1884 7-Apr-1950 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Jennifer Jones
Actor
2-Mar-1919 17-Dec-2009 The Song of Bernadette
Otto Kruger
Actor
6-Sep-1885 6-Sep-1974 Saboteur
Tilly Losch
Dancer
15-Nov-1903 24-Dec-1975 Ballet dancer, sometimes actress
Herbert Marshall
Actor
23-May-1890 22-Jan-1966 Foreign Correspondent
Butterfly McQueen
Actor
7-Jan-1911 22-Dec-1995 Gone with the Wind
Gregory Peck
Actor
5-Apr-1916 12-Jun-2003 To Kill A Mockingbird

CAST

Starring
Jennifer Jones   ...   Pearl Chavez
Joseph Cotten   ...   Jesse McCanles
Gregory Peck   ...   Lewt McCanles
Lionel Barrymore   ...   Sen. McCanles
Herbert Marshall   ...   Scott Chavez
Lillian Gish   ...   Laura Belle McCanles
Walter Huston   ...   The Sin Killer
Charles Bickford   ...   Sam Pierce
with
Harry Carey, Sr.   ...   Lem Smoot
Joan Tetzel   ...   Helen Langford
Tilly Losch   ...   Mrs. Chavez
Butterfly McQueen   ...   Vashti
Scott McKay   ...   Sid
Otto Kruger   ...   Mr. Langford
Sidney Blackmer   ...   The Lover
Charles Dingle   ...   Sheriff Hardy

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