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Ruby Gentry

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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 businessman Jim Gentry (Karl Malden) happily makes her his bride. After Gentry dies in a suspicious accident, Boake renews his interest in Ruby, even though it seems as if she was responsible. Her unstable brother, Jewel (James Anderson), however, believes she must atone for her sins.

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Hilton Kramer New York Times Jennifer Jones offers a virtual reprise of her sultry performance in Duel in the Sun as the titular heroine of Ruby Gentry. Oct 31, 2006 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out Not entirely successful, but well worth seeing. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy There's catharsis to be found in the manner in which Ruby lays waste to her tormentors. But most of the characters lack any real depth. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 29, 2021 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com If Jones' isn't exactly the sultry backwoods beauty, since she never appears to be rough-around-the-edges, she does manage a certain manic self-awareness. Rated: 3/5 Aug 25, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Southern swampland romantic drama that's filled with an almost hysterical emotional fervor. Rated: C+ Aug 21, 2009 Full Review Jules Brenner Cinema Signals Rated: 5/5 Aug 18, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Jennifer Jones chews the scenery as a gal on the wrong side of the tracks who aspires to a better and richer life that she eventually gets. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review ashley h Ruby Gentry is an excellent film. It is about a sexy but poor young girl who marries a rich man she doesn't love. Jennifer Jones and Charlton Heston give fantastic performances. The screenplay is well written. King Vidor did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and romance. Ruby Gentry is a must see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member David O. Selznick produced vehicle for wife Jones and it seems largely like a vanity piece for Ms. Jones. Unfortunately most of the film is a bit of an endurance test, but I did like the over-the-top dramatic ending. If the rest of the film had been that wild, it may have been a camp classic. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member everyone in the film is nuts. it's a slightly smaller scale 'duel in the sun' with a bit better acting from the leads but heston is no substitute for peck's hotness Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Conceptually this movie was awesome, a good story about a struggle of a woman from the wrong side of the tracks for acceptance in "polite society" and with a satisfying conclusion. Unfortunately, where this film failed was the overtly hammy acting from the principal cast. I loved Jennifer Jones in "Love is a Many-Splendor Thing" and Charlton Heston (from all his religious flicks plus well, he's Charlton Heston. Do you really need any reason other than that?). It was a treat watching him in this because he was so young and I didn't recognize him at first but that velvet voice is undeniable.....but the acting damn. Maybe it was because of the era, when every little emotional response has to be so darn theatrical, but it just made it so comical sometimes, it was really distracting. Otherwise, this would have been really, really cool. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member vidor does some deep fried southern gothic Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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 businessman Jim Gentry (Karl Malden) happily makes her his bride. After Gentry dies in a suspicious accident, Boake renews his interest in Ruby, even though it seems as if she was responsible. Her unstable brother, Jewel (James Anderson), however, believes she must atone for her sins.
Director
King Vidor
Producer
Joseph Bernhard, King Vidor
Screenwriter
Silvia Richards
Production Co
Bernhard-Vidor Productions Inc.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 19, 2004
Runtime
1h 22m