Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun(1946)

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

6.3/10
180 votes
144 minDecember 31, 1946

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.

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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)

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John Barton

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hank Bell

Hank Bell

McCanles' Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Audrey Betz

Audrey Betz

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Party Guest (uncredited)

Johnny Bond

Johnny Bond

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Lovyss Bradley

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Nora Bush

Party Guest (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Lane Chandler

Cavalry Captain (uncredited)

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George Chung

Man (uncredited)

Tex Cooper

Tex Cooper

Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Cordell

Frank Cordell

Sid (uncredited)

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Tom Daly

Cowboy (uncredited)

Tom Dillon

Tom Dillon

Train Engineer (uncredited)

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Steve Dunhill

Jake (uncredited)

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Slim Gaut

Party Guest (uncredited)

Si Jenks

Si Jenks

Party Guest (uncredited)

Carmencita Johnson

Carmencita Johnson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jack Kenny

Jack Kenny

Barfly (uncredited)

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

Gambler (uncredited)

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Al Kunde

Barfly (uncredited)

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Ann Kunde

Party Guest (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard

Barfly (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Gambler (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie

Robert McKenzie

Zeke the Bartender (uncredited)

Hank Patterson

Hank Patterson

Man (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Train Fireman (uncredited)

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Rose Plumer

Dancer (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

Bob Reeves

Townsman (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Bert Roach

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Allen D. Sewall

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Lucile Sewall

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Lloyd Shaw

Barbecue Dance Caller (uncredited)

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Tom Smith

Barfly (uncredited)

Al Taylor

Al Taylor

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Jack Tornek

Townsman (uncredited)

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Dan White

Dan White

Ed (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

Guy Wilkerson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Party Guest (uncredited)

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