Duel in the Sun 1946 123movies

Watch: Duel in the Sun 1946 123movies, Full Movie Online – When her father is hanged for shooting his wife and her lover, the biracial Pearl Chavez goes to live with distant relatives in Texas. Welcomed by Laura Belle and her elder lawyer son Jesse, she meets with hostility from the ranch-owner himself, wheelchair-bound Senator Jackson McCanles, and with lustful interest from demonizing, unruly younger son Lewt. Almost at once, already existing family tensions are exacerbated by her presence and the way she is physically drawn to Lewt..
Plot: 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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	6.8/10 Votes: 8,859
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Reviews:

The story here – a sort of Cain and Abel style topic that causes no end of pain for Jennifer Jones (“Pearl”) is gorgeous to look at, gritty and very well put together. It is also, however, far too long and for the most part devoid of much pace. Joseph Cotton (“Jesse”) and Gregory Peck (“Lewt”) are both the sons of ruthless senator “McCanles” (Lionel Barrymore) the former a decent, if rather weak sort of character, the latter much more of a lethal loose cannon – but both vie for the love of the beautiful, sultry “Pearl”. When the railroad arrives, wanting to cross the old man’s land, “Jesse” sides with them alienating his father and his brother, and so is soon isolated as the young woman vacillates between him and his much more visceral and enticing brother – now the story really begins to smoulder. There are also an engaging series of appearances from Lilian Gish as the boys’ mother – a lady who lays the blame for her sons errancy squarely at the door of their father. A fine supporting cast offer richness to an already complicated human story – Herbert Marshall, Charles Bickford amongst them. At it’s best the film is effective – challenging views on race, loyalty, sexism, it looks at the pioneering spirit of those who want to take their country forward and the reticence of those who are scared of anything new, or of altering the status quo – and the last ten minutes are pretty unique amongst the films of this genre. There is too much padding, which does allow us to inhale the grand cinematography, but does deflate the potency of the narrative just a bit too much, a bit too often. Still – a fine piece of cinema well worthy a big screen with a sound system that can immerse you in Dimitri Tiomkin’s rousing score.

Pearl, you’re curved in the flesh of temptation.

Duel in the Sun is predominantly directed by King Vidor and is produced and written by David O. Selznick who adapts (with help from H.P. Garrett & Ben Hecht) from Niven Busch’s novel. It stars Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish and Lionel Barrymore; with a huge support cast list that contains the likes of Herbert Marshall, Walter Huston, Charles Bickford & Harry Carey. The plot centres around Pearl Chavez (Jones), a half Indian girl who is orphaned after her father kills her mother and her lover. Pearl is sent to live with an old sweetheart and friend of her fathers, Laura Belle McCanles (Gish), here she becomes involved in prejudice and forbidden love that turns the McCanles family inside out.

David O. Selznick had hoped to recreate, even surpass, the success he had had with Gone With the Wind 7 years previously, only in a Western setting. Plagued with controversy both on and off the screen, the film, in spite of poor reviews, was a box office hit. Tho it’s believed that due to high production costs and a cash driven advertising campaign, that the film ultimately only broke about even. The controversy on the screen stemmed from the sexual nature of the story, something that earned the film its famous “Lust In The Dust” nickname. Yet were it not for the Hays Code censors and religious review boards, the film would have been far more controversial, out went rape and a downplaying of the overt sexuality that existed prior to the cuts. Off screen controversy came in the form Selznick’s relationship with Jones, a coupling that would break up both their respective marriages. The role of Pearl was originally meant for Hedy Lamarr, and even Teresa Wright was lined up too, but both women fell pregnant. Thus Selznick got the chance to shoehorn in his love and push her to the forefront of the movie with almost tyrannical urgings. 8 directors, 3 writers, 3 cinematographers & 4 editors would ultimately be used (that we know of). While bad weather, strikes and illness to Jones would also plague production. It’s a wonder the film got finished at all.

It’s an odd film in many ways, but one that appears now to have been very harshly treated by the critics of the day. That’s not to say it’s a masterpiece of classic Oater cinema, because it’s not. But if viewed as a fun Horse Opera with Selznick getting away with as much as he can, then it’s not half bad at all. Certainly the cast seem to be playing it as a fun piece of work, especially the wonderful Huston as OTT minister man, The Sinkiller. So viewed without expectation of serious melodrama, Duel In The Sun delivers some fun entertainment. Granted not all of it is intentional; the ending for one is preposterous and mirthful when really it shouldn’t be. But the fact remains that the film is entertaining. Action wise it scores well, with stand out scenes including Jones on a runaway horse, hundreds of mounted horsemen riding to defend grumpy Jackson McCanles’ (Barrymore) land against railroad incursion, and Peck (playing a sexual rebel type) taming a sex crazed stallion (even the horse knows what is expected of it here!).

Then there’s the vast scope of the Western vistas, that are in turn dripping with lurid Technicolor. The terms beautiful and sordid spring to mind, now that is surely two words that aptly apply to the film as a whole? For the best performances one needs to look into the support cast, where Bickford, the afore mentioned Huston, Gish and the always enjoyable Butterfly McQueen, all deliver stoic like performances. Jones is a touch miscast, saddled with being the epicentre of the film (and Selznick’s attentions), she at least deserves credit for trying to make the so-so writing work. She certainly looks beautiful and in the more quiet moments for her character the good actress threatens to break out. Peck, in a role originally meant for John Wayne-who balked at the sexiness of the plot, gives it gusto supreme, but whilst acknowledging it being an unusual role for him-so thus a brave choice, he never once convinces as a sexual dynamo. Cotton gets the short straw in that the role is badly underwritten, which when one considers that the story is essentially a Cain & Abel based story; he deserved better. While Barrymore is solidly doing what he does best and his only failing here is to not be as good as his on screen wife. Musically, Dimitri Tiomkin provides a competent if unmemorable score.

Fun, sexy and with little snatches of daring in the plot, Duel In The Sun is better than some would have you believe. But maybe, just maybe, it needs to be viewed with a glint in the eye and the tongue firmly planted in cheek? 7/10

More Drama Than Western
For those who prefer soap operas instead of horse operas, this western might be for you. If you prefer the normal action-packed western you’ll still might enjoy this if you have the patience to go past the first hour. The second half of the this far more interesting.

Jennifer Jones, who became famous playing some wholesome roles in the ’40s, was the definition of “sultry” in this movie. She really demonstrates the weakness of the flesh that human beings deal with many times. She wants to be good, but succumbs quickly to temptations almost every time.

Gregory Peck also plays against type, playing an arrogant pig in this movie. It was the first time I had ever seen him play the bad guy, and it looked strange. Lionel Barrymore also shines as the bigoted tyrant-type father. Who was the “good guy?” Joseph Cotten, who almost always gives a good performance as the other actors just named. Add Herbert Marshall, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston and Charles Bickford and you have some cast!

Some of the cinematography is nice, too, reminiscent of film noirs with the shadows and light and a number of night scenes.

Yet, despite all these positive things going for it, it is not a film I would watch many times because it drags in spots and is too long (app. 2 hours, 20 minutes). It also gave a cheap shot to the traveling lay preacher in here, but that’s nothing new in films.

All in all, not one of my favorites. I guess I would rather see Jones and Peck play “good guys.”

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 26 min (146 min), 2 hr 9 min (129 min) (USA), 2 hr 18 min (138 min) (West Germany), 2 hr 24 min (144 min) (roadshow) (USA)
Budget 6000000
Revenue 20400000
Status Released
Rated Passed
Genre Drama, Romance, Western
Director King Vidor, Otto Brower, William Dieterle
Writer David O. Selznick, Niven Busch, Oliver H.P. Garrett
Actors Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 4 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Technicolor
Film Length 3,695 m
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm