The Vanquished

The Vanquished (1953)

With wits, weapons, and women ... he fought for justice !

A man returns to his home -- a post Civil-War village -- and finds the law is in the hands of a few scrupulous people.

Date of release
1953-06-03
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Drama, Action, Western
Director
Edward Ludwig

Casting

Interesting facts

The Vanquished is a 1953 American Western film directed by Edward Ludwig, written by Lewis R. Foster, Winston Miller and Frank L. Moss, and starring John Payne, Jan Sterling, Coleen Gray, Lyle Bettger, Willard Parker, Roy Gordon and John Dierkes. It was released on June 3, 1953, by Paramount Pictures.

Production

In May 1951 Pine-Thomas Productions signed a contract with Paramount to turn out at least eight films in 1952 and 1953. The proposed projects included an adaptation of the unpublished novel The Rebel by Karl Brown. They also signed a contract with John Payne to make six films in three years.

In April 1952 it was announced Pine-Thomas would make the film as Thunderbolt and it would star Payne and Arlene Dahl, who had just made Caribbean for Pine-Thomas. The film would be the second of a three-picture deal Dahl had signed with the company. It was described as a "Scarlet Pimpernel of the south". Edward Ludwig signed to direct.

By June the film's title had been changed to The Lion's Share and then Violence at Thunder Run. Dahl had dropped out and Jan Sterling and Colleen Grey signed to co star.

The film was also known as The Conquerors, and Brazen.

Filming took place in August 1952 under a new title Rock Grayson's Women. In December the title was changed yet again, to The Vanquished.

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