Ruby Gentry
- 1952
- 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.
Barney Phillips
- Dr. Saul Manfred
- (as Bernard Phillips)
- …
Peter Adams
- Joage--Golfer
- (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
- Engineer
- (uncredited)
George Fields
- Harmonica Player
- (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
- Cotton Warehouse Owner
- (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
- Club Member at Bar
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Charlton Heston, Jennifer Jones broke two bones in her hand hitting him in a fight scene. As a result, Jones had to wear several bracelets covering up a cast.
- GoofsThe swamp background noise instead of being NC wildlife is jungle noises - Perhaps the same sound clip from Cape Fear with Gregory Peck. Both were to have taken place in the swamps of NC - yet both sounded like something out of Tarzan.
- Quotes
Ruby Gentry: Turn off the pumps.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
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A tragic love story
This is the story of Ruby Gentry, as it is told by the town's doctor. Ruby Gentry was born in the wrong side of the town, she never considered herself a lady, and so nobody else did so. When Boake Tackman returns from North America to his hometown, Ruby Gentry believes that their old passion will keep her dreams alive, and that she will finally win his heart. But Boake (Charlton Heston) betrays her love,and marries a wealthy towngirl. Now Ruby marries Jim Gentry, played excellent by Kard Malden, the richest person in the town, but after some months he dies and the whole town turns against her, believing that she has caused his death. Ruby tries to revenge above all, Boake, but with the help of her fanatic christian brother tragedy comes and Ruby looses everything that she wanted.
Jennifer Jones had a big success with this movie, after 5 box-office flops. Its is a well known story, directed very good by Charles Vidor, and supported excellent by Karl Malden. Charlton Heston show the kind of acting that will follow for the rest of his career,and comes out rather convincing.
A good film you would like to see again...(but not a masterpiece)
Jennifer Jones had a big success with this movie, after 5 box-office flops. Its is a well known story, directed very good by Charles Vidor, and supported excellent by Karl Malden. Charlton Heston show the kind of acting that will follow for the rest of his career,and comes out rather convincing.
A good film you would like to see again...(but not a masterpiece)
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- marantosvassilis
- May 30, 2002
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- Budget
- $525,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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