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Duel in the Sun is a 1946 American epic psychological Western film directed by King Vidor, produced and written by David O. Selznick, and starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, and Lionel Barrymore.
Duel in the Sun may refer to: Duel in the Sun (film) , a 1946 Western film directed by King Vidor Duel in the Sun (book) , a book about Dick Beardsley, Alberto Salazar, and the 1982 Boston Marathon
Duel in the Sun: Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon is a 2006 book by freelance sportswriter John Brant.Expanded from an article featured in Runner's World magazine, the book tells the story of two American distance runners, Dick Beardsley and Alberto Salazar, and how their lives changed after both men ran the 1982 Boston Marathon.
Niven Busch (April 26, 1903 – August 25, 1991) was an American novelist and screenwriter of movies such as the acclaimed The Postman Always Rings Twice.His novels included Duel in the Sun (1944) and California Street (1959).
He was considered a favorite to win or medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics but finished a disappointing 15th in 2:14:19 under the hot Los Angeles sun. Salazar's competitive decline is often attributed to the stress on his body from that memorable Duel in the Sun detailed in the eponymous book by John Brant. [10]
Duel in the Sun: Distributed by Selznick Releasing Organization [30] December 29, 1947: The Paradine Case: Distributed by Selznick Releasing Organization [31] June 4, 1948: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House: Distributed by Selznick Releasing Organization [32] December 24, 1948: Portrait of Jennie: Distributed by Selznick Releasing ...
Duel in the Jungle is a 1954 British adventure film combining the detective film with the jungle adventure genres directed by George Marshall and starring Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain and David Farrar. [3] It was shot at the Elstree Studios near London and on location in Southern Africa. The film's sets were designed by the art director Terence ...
With Ruby Gentry, Vidor revisits the themes and scenario of Duel in the Sun (1946), in which an impoverished young woman, Jennifer Jones (Ruby née Corey, later Gentry), is taken in by a well-to-do couple. When the foster mother dies (Josephine Hutchinson) Ruby marries the widower (Karl Malden) for security, but he too dies under circumstances ...