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(aka "Ruby")
directed by King Vidor
USA 1952
Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Jones (Duel in the Sun, The Song of Bernadette) delivers a "powerful performance" (The Hollywood Reporter) as a strong-willed Southern beauty from the wrong side of the tracks in this bold, sweeping drama co-starring Oscar winners Charlton Heston and Karl Malden. She was raised in the rugged swamplands. He was born into wealth and privilege. Yet, from the moment Ruby (Jones) first laid eyes on Boake (Heston), she vowed to have him for her own. Now, the residents of the small tidewater town will do everything in their power to stand in her way. But they've never seen a passion like this one...and they've never met a woman like Ruby! ...
Since neither of the
principals is cast in a sympathetic light it is a credit to
King Vidor's sensitive direction that Jennifer Jones, as a
Ruby Gentry who is often more physical than delicate,
gives stature to the delineation. A spirited and passionate
creature, she generates voltage in tight-fitting jeans or
evening gowns as the girl who could learn to hate as easily
as she loves. Charlton Heston, as Boake, is a convincingly
muscular and indomitable gent, whose attempts to better his
lot destroy him. Karl Maiden's charactrization of the
compassionate, self-made tycoon who knows he is second in
his wife's affections but is willing to make the best of it,
is smoothly underplayed and credible. And James Anderson, as
Ruby's psychopathically religious brother, who kills her
lover; Tom Tully, as her swamp-bred, roughly loving father
and Bernard Phillips, as a Yankee doctor, who
self-effacingly adores her, add proper color to the
proceedings. |
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Theatrical Release: December 25th, 1952 (USA)
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Runtime | 1:22:33 | 1:22:27.359 |
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1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio |
1080P Single-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 21,668,139,176 bytes Feature: 19,935,590,400 bytesCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 28.93 Mbps |
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Audio | Dolby Digital 2.0 (English) | DTS-HD Master Audio English 1555 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1555 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) |
Subtitles | English, French, Spanish, none | English, none |
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Release Information: Studio: MGM Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 16 |
Release Information: Studio: Kino
1080P Single-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 21,668,139,176 bytes Feature: 19,935,590,400 bytesCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 28.93 Mbps
• Trailer for Ruby Gentry (1:59) and 4
other films Standard Blu-ray case Blu-ray Release Date: April 24th, 2018 Chapters: 8 |
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ADDITION: Kino - Region 'A' -
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April 1 Kino use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel mono track (16-bit) in the original English language. There are a few aggressive effects exporting depth and a nice score by Heinz Roemheld (I, Jane Doe, Dangerous, The Monster that Challenged The World, The Land Unknown, The Mole People, 1933's The Invisible Man) that sounds reasonably crisp in the lossless. Kino add optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray. The only extras are a trailer for the film and a few other film trailers - which is a shame as this deserves more - a commentary would have been a nice addition.
Ruby Gentry is
well-directed by King Vidor and has enchanting coquettish Jennifer Jones
and strong performances from Charlton Heston and Karl Malden. It has
Noir-ish sentiments in a backwoods way and I've loved the film
every time I've seen it. The bare-bones
Blu-ray
is recommended to fans of the era, director or any of the performers.
Delightful.
* ON THE DVD: Although single-layered and interlaced it is still miles beyond the usual, PD or DVD-R classics, image quality we have been covering of late. Contrast and detail are strong and the transfer gives a decent-to-impressive presentation. Grain peeks through and I see no untoward manipulations. The interlacing produces combing but it never seemed extravagant. The source used was very clean. The audio is likewise consistent and acceptable for standard viewing. The DVD offers optional subtitles but not an iota of an extra feature. Like Vidor's earlier The Fountainhead, Ruby Gentry is filled with sensuality. As a Noir - it may be debatable excepting, the overly ripe, Jen Jones` sultry femme fatale. This is a damn good film in many respects - but as obvious as the marketing angle. The enduring star performances give this the strongest life - and at the offered price (less than $12) it is absolutely worth it. This vintage Hollywood soap is, by all means, recommended! |
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