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| Jennifer Jones | Pearl Chavez |
| Gregory Peck | Lewton 'Lewt' McCanles |
| Joseph Cotten | Jesse McCanles |
| Lionel Barrymore | Sen. Jackson McCanles |
| Lillian Gish | Laura Belle McCanles |
| Herbert Marshall | Scott Chavez |
| Walter Huston | The Sinkiller (Preacher) |
| Butterfly McQueen | Vashti |
| Charles Bickford | Sam Pierce |
| Tilly Losch | Chavez's wife |
| Harry Carey | Lem Smoot |
Tragedy seems to follow Pearl Chavez everywhere she goes. After a domestic dispute results in the death of both of her parents, Pearl moves in with her aunt, Laura Belle, on an expansive farm. When Pearl notices Laura Belle's son, the fiery Lewt, life on the ranch erupts into chaos. The two have a brief courtship, but Lewt abruptly ends the relationship. When Pearl tries to move on, Lewt's jealousy leads to a climactic gun battle between the former lovers.
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