A father's love as quiet and deep as the sea

Pearline 2022-09-20 07:39:26



In 1946's Duel in the Sun, Marshall played his father, Scott Chavez, who raised a gun and shot his wife (an Indian) and her lover.

It's in color, and Bart, 56, once again plays a husband who is betrayed by his wife. On his face, there is no more sadness in the past, only a touch of indifference, surprisingly calm. When he was playing his game of cards and wiping his nose with the scarf (which he later gave to his daughter, I don't know if he washed it or not), that glance was icy cold. He was wearing a top hat and a bow tie, a very calm gentleman. Daughter Jenny said "papa", leaving a trace of sadness in contrast to his calm and drifting profile. He confessed to his actions. Even when he walked to the gallows, he remained calm and calm. Chavez was always decent, and he ended bad people and things in his way, revealing the way the West behaved.

In a scene where the prison parted with her daughter, Jennifer Jones, who played her daughter, burst into tears and was very excited. On the contrary, Bart performed very calmly. It was obviously life and death, and the atmosphere was under the control of his father Scott. "I was handsome and energetic back then," he said relaxed and natural. He arranged the funeral, the daughter's home. He ended tragically (this is the best ending: no more harm to his daughter), giving her a better future. This kind of fatherly love can be felt without needing to be expressed.

From chemists, doctors, politicians, manor owners, bankers, etc., Bart played a series of decent gentlemen, kind husbands, the audience likes his elegant demeanor, melancholy eyes, steady temperament, gentleman's style. However, he himself has told reporters that he is tired of such a "gentleman" role.


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Duel in the Sun quotes

  • Narrator: And this is what the legend says - a flower, known nowhere else, grows from out of the desperate crags where Pearl vanished. Pearl - who was herself a wild flower sprung from the hard clay, quick to blossom and early to die.

  • Sen. Jackson McCanles: I once fought for that flag; I'll not fire on it.