Duel in the Sun (1946)

12/31/1946 (US) • 2h 24m

Western, Drama, Romance

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

Jennifer Jones

Pearl Chavez

Joseph Cotten

Jesse McCanles

Gregory Peck

Lewton "Lewt" McCanles

Lionel Barrymore

Sen. Jackson McCanles

Herbert Marshall

Scott Chavez

Lillian Gish

Laura Belle McCanles

Walter Huston

The Sinkiller

Harry Carey

Lem Smoot


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$6,000,000.00

Revenue

$20,400,000.00

Keywords

rape

sexual obsession

death of father

woman between two men

brother against brother

skinny dipping

family

overbearing father

opposites

biracial

ward

cattle baron

half breed

mixed race child

father son conflict

land dispute

brothers

american indian

adopted girl

railroad construction

good and evil

sexy woman

orphan teenage girl

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