Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

144 mins | Drama, Romance, Western | Dec. 31, 1946

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.

Duel in the Sun

144 mins | Drama, Romance, Western | Dec. 31, 1946

Duel in the Sun
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers United Artists, The Selznik Studio, Vanguard Films
Original title Duel in the Sun
Directors Otto Brower, William Dieterle, Sidney Franklin, King Vidor, William Cameron Menzies, Josef von Sternberg
Writers Niven Busch, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Ben Hecht, David O. Selznick

Cast

Jennifer Jones

as Pearl Chavez

Joseph Cotten

as Jesse McCanles

Gregory Peck

as Lewton "Lewt" MacCanles

Lionel Barrymore

as Sen. Jackson McCanles

Herbert Marshall

as Scott Chavez

Lillian Gish

as Laura Belle McCanles

Walter Huston

as The Sinkiller

Charles Bickford

as Sam Pierce

Harry Carey

as Lem Smoot

Joan Tetzel

as Helen Langford

Tilly Losch

as Mrs. Chavez

Butterfly McQueen

as Vashti

Scott McKay

as Sid

Otto Kruger

as Mr. Langford

Sidney Blackmer

as The Lover

Charles Dingle

as Sheriff Hardy

Griff Barnett

as Bordertown Jailer (uncredited)

John Barton

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Hank Bell

as McCanles' Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Audrey Betz

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Edward Biby

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Johnny Bond

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Lovyss Bradley

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Nora Bush

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

as Cavalry Captain (uncredited)

George Chung

as Man (uncredited)

Tex Cooper

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Cordell

as Sid (uncredited)

Tom Daly

as Cowboy (uncredited)

Tom Dillon

as Train Engineer (uncredited)

Steve Dunhill

as Jake (uncredited)

Slim Gaut

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Si Jenks

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Carmencita Johnson

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

as Barfly (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

as Gambler (uncredited)

Al Kunde

as Barfly (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

as Barfly (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

as Gambler (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie

as Zeke the Bartender (uncredited)

Hank Patterson

as Man (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Train Fireman (uncredited)

Rose Plumer

as Dancer (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

as Townsman (uncredited)

Bert Roach

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Lucile Sewall

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Lloyd Shaw

as Barbecue Dance Caller (uncredited)

Tom Smith

as Barfly (uncredited)

Al Taylor

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

as Townsman (uncredited)

Orson Welles

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Dan White

as Ed (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Hank Worden

as Party Guest (uncredited)