Ruby Gentry

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Ruby Gentry ★★½ 1952

Whitetrash girl Jones, cast aside by mansheloves Heston, marries wealthy Malden to spite him, then seeks revenge. Classic Southern theme of comeuppance, good direction and acting lift it a notch. 82m/B VHS, DVD . Charlton Heston, Jennifer Jones, Karl Malden; D: King Vidor.

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