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Duel in the Sun

Beautiful, biracial Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between two brothers, one good and the other bad.

Director

King Vidor, Otto Brower, William Dieterle

Year

Genre

drama, romance, western

Box Office

$20,408,163

Production

The Selznick Studio,United Artists,Vanguard Films

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Pearl Chavez

Jesse McCanles

Lewton 'Lewt' McCanles

Sen. Jackson McCanles

Lionel Barrymore

Scott Chavez

Herbert Marshall

Laura Belle McCanles

The Sinkiller

Sam Pierce

Charles Bickford

Lem Smoot

Helen Langford

Mrs. Chavez

Vashti

Butterfly McQueen

Sid

Mr. Langford

The Lover

Sidney Blackmer

Sheriff Hardy

The Bordertown Jailer

Party Guest

McCanles Ranch Hand

Party Guest

Party Guest

Party Guest

Party Guest

Party Guest

Fence-Line Cavalry Captain

Minor Role

Party Guest

Sid

Cowboy

Train Engineer

Jake

Party Guest

Party Guest

Party Guest

Carmencita Johnson

Barfly

Gambler

Barfly

Party Guest

Barfly

Gambler

Francis McDonald

Bartender Zeke

Robert McKenzie

Man

Train Fireman

Dancer

Townsman

Party Guest

Party Guest

Allen D. Sewall

Party Guest

Barbecue Dance Caller

Barfly

Party Guest

Townsman

Narrator

Ed

Party Guest

Party Guest

Dice

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The Sinkiller Pearl Chavez Narrator Sen. Jackson Mccanles Jesse Mccanles Vashti Laura Belle Mccanles Scott Chavez Lem Smoot

Ladies and gentlemen... - Duel in the Sun

Ladies and gentlemen...

"Duel In The Sun,"
two years in the making... - Duel in the Sun

"Duel In The Sun," two years in the making...

The characters
in "Duel In The Sun"... - Duel in the Sun

The characters in "Duel In The Sun"...

"Duel In The Sun." - Duel in the Sun

"Duel In The Sun."

And this is what the legend says - Duel in the Sun

And this is what the legend says

Pearl. - Duel in the Sun

I'll just raise you
fifty, Mr. Chavez. - Duel in the Sun

I'll just raise you fifty, Mr. Chavez.

Quitting? Broke again? - Duel in the Sun

Quitting? Broke again?

Don't! Stop! - Duel in the Sun

I plead no mitigating circumstances - Duel in the Sun

I plead no mitigating circumstances

Smile for me. - Duel in the Sun

All threats of hell
and hopes of paradise... - Duel in the Sun

All threats of hell and hopes of paradise...

I'm sorry about
not recognizing you. - Duel in the Sun

I'm sorry about not recognizing you.

I guess your clothes sort of fooled me - Duel in the Sun

I guess your clothes sort of fooled me

Is that your house? - Duel in the Sun

Is that your house?

Jesse! Pearl! - Duel in the Sun

I think you better go to bed... - Duel in the Sun

I think you better go to bed...

I hate you!. - Duel in the Sun

You leave that alone! - Duel in the Sun

You leave that alone!

Come on! - Duel in the Sun

That was a fool thing to say. - Duel in the Sun

That was a fool thing to say.

Good afternoon. - Duel in the Sun

Good afternoon.

You disappointed? - Duel in the Sun

You disappointed?

Why are you so slow - Duel in the Sun

Why are you so slow

Under that heathen blanket - Duel in the Sun

Under that heathen blanket

You're curved in the flesh of temptation - Duel in the Sun

You're curved in the flesh of temptation

I aim to defend
Spanish Bit with lead. - Duel in the Sun

I aim to defend Spanish Bit with lead.

Kind of thought he wouldn't
take this lying down. - Duel in the Sun

Kind of thought he wouldn't take this lying down.

Jackson - Duel in the Sun

You mean to shoot down unarmed men - Duel in the Sun

You mean to shoot down unarmed men

Get me a pair of wire cutters. - Duel in the Sun

Get me a pair of wire cutters.

So that's where you stand - Duel in the Sun

So that's where you stand

Jesse, I'm asking you
for the last time. - Duel in the Sun

Jesse, I'm asking you for the last time.

Column left. Ho! - Duel in the Sun

Column left. Ho!

I once fought for that flag - Duel in the Sun

I once fought for that flag

Sid, tell those men
to get back to their work. - Duel in the Sun

Sid, tell those men to get back to their work.

Unbuckle him! - Duel in the Sun

Fours left, column left. - Duel in the Sun

Fours left, column left.

Jesse, go away, please. - Duel in the Sun

Jesse, go away, please.

Thanks for knocking. - Duel in the Sun

Thanks for knocking.

Jesse, I... - Duel in the Sun

And you'll forget about - Duel in the Sun

And you'll forget about

I hear you turned out to be... - Duel in the Sun

I hear you turned out to be...

Nights are long, oh, so long - Duel in the Sun

Nights are long, oh, so long

All right, Jesse. - Duel in the Sun

All right, Jesse.

You don't like this,
but you're gonna get it... - Duel in the Sun

You don't like this, but you're gonna get it...

Don't pick up that halter!
He'll charge you! - Duel in the Sun

Don't pick up that halter! He'll charge you!

He's got his ear.
Ear him down! - Duel in the Sun

He's got his ear. Ear him down!

You got him. - Duel in the Sun

No if I'm not good enough to marry - Duel in the Sun

No if I'm not good enough to marry

Pearl, dear, I've been
looking all over for you. - Duel in the Sun

Pearl, dear, I've been looking all over for you.

Won't they be surprised
when they hear about us? - Duel in the Sun

Won't they be surprised when they hear about us?

I want you to get acquainted
with little Lewt... - Duel in the Sun

I want you to get acquainted with little Lewt...

Coming? - Duel in the Sun

I declare. I never saw... - Duel in the Sun

I declare. I never saw...

Those steers
are from Spanish Bit. - Duel in the Sun

Those steers are from Spanish Bit.

Zeke, where's
my peppermint and soda? - Duel in the Sun

Zeke, where's my peppermint and soda?

From now you, you're gonna
respect Pearl's name. - Duel in the Sun

From now you, you're gonna respect Pearl's name.

Has anybody else around here... - Duel in the Sun

Has anybody else around here...

I don't rightly know much about Sam Pierce O Lord - Duel in the Sun

I don't rightly know much about Sam Pierce O Lord

Yay, boy. - Duel in the Sun

Hiya, BOYS- - Duel in the Sun

With them trespassing thieves - Duel in the Sun

With them trespassing thieves

That's near enough. - Duel in the Sun

That's near enough.

I'm riding back to that hitching post - Duel in the Sun

I'm riding back to that hitching post

I'm riding back
to that hitching post... - Duel in the Sun

I'm riding back to that hitching post...

There's a funny glow in the sky tonight ain't there - Duel in the Sun

There's a funny glow in the sky tonight ain't...

Yes? - Duel in the Sun

Hiya, Pearl! - Duel in the Sun

Hello, honey!
I'll be right down! - Duel in the Sun

Hello, honey! I'll be right down!

I can't see you!.
Can you see me? - Duel in the Sun

I can't see you!. Can you see me?

You double crossing bobcat - Duel in the Sun

You double crossing bobcat

You got me that time. - Duel in the Sun

You got me that time.

Pearl! - Duel in the Sun

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Beautiful, biracial Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between two brothers, one good and the other bad.

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Director: King Vidor, Otto Brower, William Dieterle

Writer: David O. Selznick, Niven Busch, Oliver H.P. Garrett

Production: The Selznick Studio,United Artists,Vanguard Films

Genre: drama, romance, western

Year: 1946

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $20,408,163

Released: 21 Nov 1947

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 4 nominations total

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