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Cast verified as complete
| Jennifer Jones | ... |
Ruby Gentry
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| Charlton Heston | ... |
Boake Tackman
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| Karl Malden | ... |
Jim Gentry
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| Tom Tully | ... |
Jud Corey
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| Barney Phillips | ... |
Dr. Saul Manfred / Narrator
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| James Anderson | ... |
Jewel Corey
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| Josephine Hutchinson | ... |
Letitia Gentry
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| Phyllis Avery | ... |
Tracy McAuliffe
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| Herbert Heyes | ... |
Judge Tackman
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Myra Marsh | ... |
Ma Corey
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| Charles Cane | ... |
Cullen McAuliffe
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| Sam Flint | ... |
Neil Fallgren
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| Frank Wilcox | ... |
Clyde Pratt
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| Peter Adams | ... |
Joage--Golfer (uncredited)
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| Edgar Dearing | ... |
Engineer (uncredited)
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George Fields | ... |
Harmonica Player (uncredited)
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| Thomas Browne Henry | ... |
Cotton Warehouse Owner (uncredited)
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| Selmer Jackson | ... |
Club Member at Bar (uncredited)
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Dayton Lummis | ... |
Ruby's Attorney (uncredited)
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| Herbert Lytton | ... |
Shug Biffle (uncredited)
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| Bill Walker | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Directed by
| King Vidor | ||
Written by
| Silvia Richards | ... | (screenplay) |
| Arthur Fitz-Richard | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Joseph Bernhard | ... | producer |
| King Vidor | ... | producer |
Music by
| Heinz Roemheld | ||
Cinematography by
| Russell Harlan | ... | (photographed by) |
Editorial Department
| Terry O. Morse | ... | supervising film editor (as Terry Morse) |
Art Direction by
| Charles D. Hall | ... | (as Dan Hall) |
Set Decoration by
| Edward G. Boyle | ... | (as Ed Boyle) |
Makeup Department
| Del Armstrong | ... | makeup artist |
| Larry Germain | ... | hair styles creator: Jennifer Jones |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Milton Carter | ... | assistant director |
| Bert Spurlin | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Jean L. Speak | ... | sound |
| John Speak | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Bill Edwards | ... | wardrobe (as William Edwards) |
| Marie Hermann | ... | wardrobe |
| Valentina | ... | special gowns: Jennifer Jones |
| Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
Music Department
| David Chudnow | ... | music supervisor |
| George Fields | ... | musician: harmonica (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1952) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1952) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Film (1953) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1953) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1953) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1953) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1973) (United States) (tv)
- Nord Video (1981) (Norway) (VHS) (Beta) (Video 2000)
- Les Acacias Cinéaudience (1982) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Star Video (1982) (Australia) (VHS)
- Continental Home Vídeo (2010) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Despite their different social class Ruby and Boake grew up together in the 1950s North Carolina. Ruby Corey lived with her poor family in the swamps while Boake Tackman lived in a mansion with servants. As long as their friendship stayed within the socially acceptable limits no one objected. In adulthood their friendship becomes a mutual romantic attraction. Ruby wants to marry Boake but he only seems interested in romantic play without commitment. Maybe conscious of his social status or maybe being afraid to offend his snobbish family and conservative hometown folk, he marries a rich girl. Out of revenge Ruby marries Jim Gentry, a recently widowed rich old man to whom many townsfolk and local businesses owe money. When Gentry dies in an accident, the town blames Ruby. A now rich Ruby takes revenge on the town's folk by calling in their debts and loans. The girl from the swamps has become the town's biggest nightmare. Written by nufs68 |
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| Taglines | So dangerous...destructive...deadly to love! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $525,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | According 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. See more » |
| Goofs | The 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Une histoire seule (1989). See more » |
| Quotes |
Ruby Gentry:
Turn off the pumps. See more » |