Watch Ruby Gentry (1952) Free Online

Release Date: 1952

Cast: Karl Malden, Josephine Hutchinson, Phyllis Avery, Sam Flint, Charles Cane, Myra Marsh, Tom Tully, Frank Wilcox, Charlton Heston, Jennifer Jones, Herbert Heyes

Categories: Movies, Romance Film, Melodrama, Black-and-white

Ruby Gentry is a 1952 film noir, directed by King Vidor and starring Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston and Karl Malden. Ruby Corey, a poor backwoods girl living in the small town of Braddock, is in love with Boake Tackman. His family used to be wealthy, but after generations of profligacy all he has left is the land he has had drained and farmed. He starts a relationship with her but plans to marry a local woman with a rich family. When she hears the news Ruby marries well-off Dr. Jim Gentry, whose invalid wife had recently died, despite not loving him. Her background keeps her from being... MORE

Ruby Gentry is a 1952 film noir, directed by King Vidor and starring Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston and Karl Malden. Ruby Corey, a poor backwoods girl living in the small town of Braddock, is in love with Boake Tackman. His family used to be wealthy, but after generations of profligacy all he has left is the land he has had drained and farmed. He starts a relationship with her but plans to marry a local woman with a rich family. When she hears the news Ruby marries well-off Dr. Jim Gentry, whose invalid wife had recently died, despite not loving him. Her background keeps her from being accepted by most of Jim's peers, most of whom decline to attend their after-wedding party. While at a party, Jim gets into a fistfight with Boake after witnessing him dancing with Ruby. Jim calls Ruby a tramp who looks like a lady but doesn't behave like one. She leaves in tears, and later that night, he apologizes. The next day Jim and Ruby go sailing, where he tells her he "doesn't mind being second best" and she admits she really does love him. A loose rope results in Jim being knocked overboard by the boom, leaving Ruby widowed and distraught. The local paper writes that she is a gold-digger who LESS