Duel in the Sun Review
Appropriately nicknamed "Lust in the Dust," Duel in the Sun is a wacky, grandiose melodrama, famous for its sexual innuendo. Producer David_O._Selznick was attempting to top his success with Gone With the Wind, and though it did make quite a lot of money, Duel never matched the level of public and critical adulation of his previous film. It's still good fun to watch, especially the riotous ending. Despite starring the producer's second wife, Jennifer_Jones, and a host of other big names (Gregory_Peck, Lillian_Gish, Joseph_Cotten, Lionel_Barrymore), the film relegates the performers mostly to the background -- as they are in the final shot. Selznick was so keen on producing the "biggest movie ever" that, in 1946, Duel was the most expensive film ever made. The producer's meddling in the filmmaking process drove director King_Vidor from the picture, and five other uncredited directors would work on the film after him, including Josef von Sternberg and William_Dieterle. Brendon Hanley, Rovi
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