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starring: Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden, Tom Tully, James Andersondirected by: King Vidor
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792862178
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0792862171
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 19, 2004
Running Time: 82 minutes
Sales Rank: 20857
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1952
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Academy AwardÂ(r)-winning* actress Jennifer Jones (Duel in the Sun, The Song of Bernadette) delivers Â'a powerful performanceÂ' (The Hollywood Reporter) as a strong-willed Southern beauty from the wrong side of the tracks in this bold, sweeping drama co-starring OscarÂ(r) winners** Charlton Heston and Karl Malden.She was raised in the rugged swamplands. He was born into wealth and privilege. Yet, from the moment Ruby (Jones) first laid eyes on Boake (Heston), she vowed to have him for her own. Now, the residents of the small tidewater town will do everything in their power to stand in her way. But theyÂ've never seen a passion like this oneÂ...and theyÂ've never met a woman like Ruby!*1943: Actress, The Song of Bernadette**Heston: Actor, Ben-Hur (1959); Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1977); Malden: Supporting Actor, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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Rating:  - Ruby Gentry DVD
My mom has loved Charlton Heston since she was a young woman.(She's now 70) Her favorite movie of all time is RUBY GENTRY. Being that mom has NEVER touched a computer, she doesn't realize the possibilities that are available to you and I. When I surprised her with the DVD, she responded like I was Criss Angel and had just performed magic. I live in NY and mom lives in Ohio. I'm flying down to see her and dad at the end of October. Mom is very excited for the 3 of us to sit down together, with popcorn ... Read More
Rating: - Hot Blooded but Flawed Tale of Backwoods Romance
"Ruby Gentry" is one of a string of intense and fiery melodramas that remind me so well of the proliferation of night time soap operas that blossomed during the 1980s. This film stars Jennifer Jones at her sultry best as Ruby, a no-account white trash raised in the rugged swamplands. The flame of her dishonorable intentions is turned up at the first sight of rich and bo-hunky, Boake Tackman (Chalton Heston). Boake allows Ruby to get close to him but he never once considers their youthful dalliances anything ... Read More
Rating: - Terrific tale of love, passion and revenge!
The melodrama formula is perfect in this film. King Vidor, one of the most talented directors of the Hollywood great times, give us a stunning fable of desire. Jennifer Jones is amazing as Ruby... as young Charlton Heston. Some people of today can't understand why a movie like this could be a masterpiece. They want reality on the screen and "Ruby Gentry" is a surrealistic story of love. Like "Peter Ibbetson" or "Portrait of Jeannie" or, most recently, "Birth".
Rating: - Passion and revenge in a small town
Charlton Heston may be featured prominently on the dvd cover but the real star of this passionate melodrama is Jennifer Jones. In one of her best roles, she plays the title role, a sultry North Carolina backwoods girl from the wrong side of the tracks. She's in love with Boake Tackman (Heston), a blueblood land developer who betrays her by marrying a wealthy girl that his family approves. Ruby vows revenge on him and the townspeople by marrying a wealthy doctor (Karl Malden) and gaining entry into the high society ... Read More
Rating: - HOT TEMPERED, FULL BLOODED ROMANCE ON THE BACKROADS
"Ruby Gentry" is one of a string of intense and fiery melodramas that remind me so well of the proliferation of night time soap operas that blossomed during the 1980s. This film stars Jennifer Jones at her sultry best as Ruby, a no-account white trash raised in the rugged swamplands. The flame of her dishonorable intentions is turned up at the first sight of rich and bo-hunky, Boake Tackman (Chalton Heston). Boake allows Ruby to get close to him but he never once considers their youthful dalliances anything more than ... Read More
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