Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

Emotions . . . As Violent As The Wind-Swept Prairie !

1946•2h 24m•6.3/10

WesternDramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(182)

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.

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Production

The Selznick Studio, Vanguard Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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)

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