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Ruby Gentry is a 1952 film directed by King Vidor, and starring Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, and Karl Malden. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival , as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career.
Out of spite, Ruby marries wealthy industrialist Jim Gentry, whose wife has just died of a long illness. During a party, Boake and Ruby meet and dance together. Jim, jealous, provokes a fight. The next day, Ruby apologizes to her husband, but he dies in an accident while out on the water.
Despite Ruby's genuine grief over her husband's death, everyone in Braddock assumes that she murdered Jim. Saul stands by Ruby, but is astonished as, in revenge, she begins to foreclose on the many businesses to which Jim leant money.
Directed by King Vidor. With Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston and Karl Malden.Ruby Gentry Blu-ray : https://amzn.to/3xJhcnmRuby Gentry DVD : https://amzn.to/3...
Aug 9, 2022 · The volatile blend of sex, death, money, revenge, class prejudice, religious fanaticism, and the burden of history yields an outrageous cinematic conflagration: “Ruby Gentry,” from 1952.
Ruby (Jennifer Jones) is a poor Southern girl who hopes to marry a rich man. Her boyfriend, Boake (Charlton Heston), doesn't think she's the marrying type, but wealthy...
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Ruby Gentry (1952) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
