Duel in the Sun (1946)

  • NR
  • 12/31/1946 (US)
  • Western, Romance, Drama
  • 2h 24m

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.

King Vidor

Director

David O. Selznick

Screenplay

Niven Busch

Novel

Ben Hecht

Writer

Cast

Jennifer Jones's headshot

Jennifer Jones

Pearl Chavez
Joseph Cotten's headshot

Joseph Cotten

Jesse McCanles
Gregory Peck's headshot

Gregory Peck

Lewton "Lewt" McCanles
Lionel Barrymore's headshot

Lionel Barrymore

Sen. Jackson McCanles
Herbert Marshall's headshot

Herbert Marshall

Scott Chavez
Lillian Gish's headshot

Lillian Gish

Laura Belle McCanles
Walter Huston's headshot

Walter Huston

The Sinkiller
Charles Bickford's headshot

Charles Bickford

Sam Pierce

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