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Ruby Gentry

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6.4/10 • 32

1952-12-251h 22m

DramaRomance

So dangerous...destructive...deadly to love!

A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.

Directors
King Vidor

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  1. Jennifer Jones

    Jennifer Jones

    Ruby Gentry

  2. Charlton Heston

    Charlton Heston

    Boake Tackman

  3. Karl Malden

    Karl Malden

    Jim Gentry

  4. Tom Tully

    Tom Tully

    Jud Corey

  5. James Anderson

    James Anderson

    Lucien/Jewel Corey

  6. Josephine Hutchinson

    Josephine Hutchinson

    Letitia Gentry

  7. Phyllis Avery

    Phyllis Avery

    Therese/Tracy McAuliffe

  8. Herbert Heyes

    Herbert Heyes

    le juge Tackman

  9. Myra Marsh

    Myra Marsh

    Ma Corey

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CinemaSerf

Nov 13, 2023

7/10

Jennifer Jones is quite good as the attractive but actually pretty toxic "Ruby". She comes from the "swamp" end of town but has aspirations to join the middle-class of this North Carolina community. A nasty mishap followed by a chance meeting with the gentle and caring but ailing "Letty" (Josephine Hutchinson) sees her set her first foot on that ladder. She is to stay with the wealthy "Gentry" family and help look after her new benefactress alongside her husband "Jim" (Karl Malden). As she blossoms, she attracts the attention of most, but especially of "Boake" (Charlton Heston). He has dreams, but cannot compete with the now widowed "Jim" who decides to marry her. This is where the snobbery of their two-faced friends rears it's ugly head - feelings that only worsen when a maritime tragedy ensues pitching her against just about everyone in town, even her own hell hath no fury brother "Jewel" (James Anderson). Vengeance may be the lord's, but the now wealthy and powerful "Ruby" has a good go at exacting plenty of it for herself, even on "Boake" - but he may just be one man too many for her revenge? The three atop the bill work well together building quite a solid story that packs quite a lot into eighty minutes of largely sentiment-free drama. I didn't love the ending, but I suppose it's not predictable and was probably the only way this story of rags to rather hollow riches could realistically conclude. Worth a watch, this.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$525,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
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