Great Movie & Pot Luck @ Ken & Sophia's! | King Vidor's DUEL IN THE SUN (1946)
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Movie + Pot Luck Dinner @ Ken & Sophia's Home in Chesterfield, MO, featuring Ken's NEW 100" Screen! Continuing in the tradition of the 2nd Saturday of the month!
Their address will be group e-mailed to attendees 24 hours ahead of the event.
SCHEDULE
5:30PM: Show-up/Mingle
6PM: Eat
7PM: Movie - No one admitted after the movie starts
9PM: Discuss/Mingle
The main courses of the Pot Luck provided by Ken & Sophia will be vegetable lasagna and mostaccioli. They will also likely provide a few beverages.
Please bring a complimentary side/dessert to share and document it here on THIS page.
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***Jerry Talks About His Selection: ***I've been wanting to see this movie since Bob Dylan brought it up in a Rolling Stone interview DECADES ago. In addition to the 3 leads of Jones, Cotten, & Peck, I also look forward to seeing the outstanding supporting cast of Lionel Barrymore, Herbert Marshall, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, Charles Bickford, Harry Carey, & Butterfly McQueen!
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Based on Duel in the Sun 1944 novel by Niven Busch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niven_Busch#Filmography
Duel in the Sun is a 1946 American epic psychological Western film directed by King Vidor, produced and written by David O. Selznick, and starring Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, and Lionel Barrymore. Based on the 1944 novel of the same name by Niven Busch, it follows a young orphaned Mestiza woman who experiences prejudice and forbidden love, while residing with her white relatives on a large Texas ranch.
NOTE: On Rotten Tomatoes, this movie has an 79% on the Tomatometer and an 55% on the Popcornmeter.
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/duel-in-the-sun [Includes Trailer!]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duel_in_the_Sun_(film)
https://www.scripts.com/script/duel_in_the_sun_7336