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Ruby Gentry

1952 · 82 min

A brooding, steamy melodrama of class resentment and thwarted love, with a tragic inevitability that lingers.

Directed by
King Vidor
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
So dangerous...destructive...deadly to love!
Overview
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.

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Directed by
King Vidor
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • revenge
  • love
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
King Vidor
Written by
Silvia Richards
Starring
Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden, Tom Tully, James Anderson, Josephine Hutchinson, Phyllis Avery, Herbert Heyes
Music
Heinz Roemheld
Cinematography
Russell Harlan
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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