Ruby Gentry  

Academy AwardÂ(r)-winning* actress Jennifer Jones (Duel in the Sun, The Song of Bernadette) delivers Â"a powerful performanceÂ" (The Hollywood Reporter) as a strong-willed Southern beauty from the wrong side of the tracks in this bold, sweeping drama co-starring OscarÂ(r) 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 theyÂ've never seen a passion like this oneÂ...and theyÂ've never met a woman like Ruby!*1943: Actress, The Song of Bernadette**Heston: Actor, Ben-Hur (1959); Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1977); Malden: Supporting Actor, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

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 theyÂ've never seen a passion like this oneÂ...and theyÂ've never met a woman like Ruby!*1943: Actress, The Song of Bernadette**Heston: Actor, Ben-Hur (1959); Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1977); Malden: Supporting Actor, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)  (less)