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Duel in the Sun
Emotions . . . As Violent As The Wind-Swept Prairie !
Genres
WesternDramaRomance
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.
Details
Budget
$6000000
Revenue
$20400000
Runtime
144 min
Release Date
1946-12-31
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
176
Vote Average
6.361
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Charles Bickford
Sam Pierce
Harry Carey
Lem Smoot
Joan Tetzel
Helen Langford
Tilly Losch
Mrs. Chavez
Butterfly McQueen
Vashti
Scott McKay
Sid
Otto Kruger
Mr. Langford
Sidney Blackmer
The Lover
Charles Dingle
Sheriff Hardy
Griff Barnett
Bordertown Jailer (uncredited)
John Barton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hank Bell
McCanles' Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Audrey Betz
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Party Guest (uncredited)
Johnny Bond
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
Party Guest (uncredited)
Nora Bush
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Cavalry Captain (uncredited)
George Chung
Man (uncredited)
Tex Cooper
Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Cordell
Sid (uncredited)
Tom Daly
Cowboy (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Steve Dunhill
Jake (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
Party Guest (uncredited)
Si Jenks
Party Guest (uncredited)
Carmencita Johnson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Barfly (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Gambler (uncredited)
Al Kunde
Barfly (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Party Guest (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Barfly (uncredited)
Francis McDonald
Gambler (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie
Zeke the Bartender (uncredited)
Hank Patterson
Man (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Train Fireman (uncredited)
Rose Plumer
Dancer (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Townsman (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Party Guest (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lloyd Shaw
Barbecue Dance Caller (uncredited)
Tom Smith
Barfly (uncredited)
Al Taylor
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Townsman (uncredited)
Orson Welles
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dan White
Ed (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hank Worden
Party Guest (uncredited)
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