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About
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Theatrical
Nov 24, 1956
Box Office
$32.9M
Budget
$5.4M
Return
6.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 10, 2003
Theaters
3
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures, George Stevens Jr. Productions
Quotes
See all →The Rise and Fall of Jett Rink
Taglines
Jett Rink was made to get to the top -- so he could have the fun of falling all the way down.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Biggest Moment of Bick Benedict
Taglines
Bick Benedict was big, but he was biggest the one day when he crawled.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →E
Elizabeth Taylor
Leslie Lynnton Benedict
R
Rock Hudson
Jordan 'Bick' Benedict
J
James Dean
Jett Rink
C
Carroll Baker
Luz Benedict II
J
Jane Withers
Vashti Synthe
C
Chill Wills
Uncle Bawley
M
Mercedes McCambridge
Luz Benedict
D
Dennis Hopper
Jordy Benedict
S
Sal Mineo
Angel Obregón II
R
Rod Taylor
David Karfrey
J
Judith Evelyn
Nancy Lynnton
E
Earl Holliman
Bob Dace
R
Robert Nichols
Mort 'Pinky' Snythe
P
Paul Fix
Horace Lynnton
A
Alexander Scourby
Old Polo
F
Fran Bennett
Judy Benedict
C
Charles Watts
Oliver Whiteside
E
Elsa Cárdenas
Juana Guerra Benedict
C
Carolyn Craig
Lacey Lynnton
M
Monte Hale
Bale Clinch
