Plot
When her father is hanged for shooting his wife and her lover, the biracial Pearl Chavez goes to live with distant relatives in Texas. Welcomed by Laura Belle and her elder lawyer son Jesse, she meets with hostility from the ranch-owner himself, wheelchair-bound Senator Jackson McCanles, and with lustful interest from demonizing, unruly younger son Lewt. Almost at once, already existing family tensions are exacerbated by her presence and the way she is physically drawn to Lewt.
Written by
David O. Selznick, Niven Busch, Oliver H.P. Garrett
Directed by
King Vidor, Otto Brower, William Dieterle
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
United Artists, Vanguard Films, The Selznik Studio
Languages
English
Awards
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 4 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
9,884
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA