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In this film, Jennifer Jones stars as Pearl Chavez, whom everyone has tagged as a "bad girl." She is taken into the home of wealthy, greedy rancher McCanles. Almost immediately, Pearl becomes the object of an emotional tug-of-war between McCanles' virtuous son Jesse and wicked ne'er-do-well offspring Lewt.
Original Release
05/23/1947
US Release
11/21/1947
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jennifer Jones | Pearl Chavez |
Joseph Cotten | Jesse McCanles |
Gregory Peck | Lewton 'Lewt' McCanles / Lewton 'Lewt' MacCanles |
Lionel Barrymore | Sen. Jackson McCanles / Sen. Jackson Tilt McCanles |
Herbert Marshall | Scott Chavez |
Lillian Gish | Laura Belle McCanles |
Walter Huston | The Sinkiller / Jubal Crabbe, the Sinkiller |
Charles Bickford | Sam Pierce |
Harry Carey | Lem Smoot |
Joan Tetzel | Helen Langford |
Directors
King Vidor, Otto Brower, William Dieterle, Sidney Franklin, William Cameron Menzies, David O. Selznick, Josef von Sternberg
Writers
David O. Selznick, Niven Busch, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Ben Hecht
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jennifer Jones | Pearl Chavez |
Joseph Cotten | Jesse McCanles |
Gregory Peck | Lewton 'Lewt' McCanles / Lewton 'Lewt' MacCanles |
Lionel Barrymore | Sen. Jackson McCanles / Sen. Jackson Tilt McCanles |
Herbert Marshall | Scott Chavez |
Lillian Gish | Laura Belle McCanles |
Walter Huston | The Sinkiller / Jubal Crabbe, 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 / Sheriff "Mac" Thompson |
Griff Barnett | The Bordertown Jailer |
Hank Bell | McCanles Ranch Hand |
Edward Biby | Party Guest |
Johnny Bond | Cowhand at Barbecue |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David O. Selznick | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1947 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1947 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |