Ruby Gentry

Ruby Gentry

So dangerous...destructive...deadly to love!

NR 1952 · 82 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, Romance

A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.

Directed by King Vidor · Written by Silvia Richards

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