The Violent Men

The Violent Men (1955)

VOLCANIC! VALIANT! VICIOUS! Violence and Passion the Screen Has Seldom Seen!

A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bullying tactics make him reconsider. When one of his hands is murdered he decides to stay and fight, utilizing his war experience. Not all is well at Anchor with the owner's wife carrying on with his brother who also has a Mexican woman in town.

Date of release
1955-01-26
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (61)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Western
Director
Rudolph Maté

Casting

  • Glenn Ford — John Parrish
  • Barbara Stanwyck — Martha Wilkison
  • Edward G. Robinson — Lee Wilkison
  • Dianne Foster — Judith Wilkison
  • Brian Keith — Cole Wilkison
  • May Wynn — Caroline Vail
  • Warner Anderson — Jim McCloud
  • Basil Ruysdael — Tex Hinkleman
  • Lita Milan — Elena
  • Richard Jaeckel — Wade Matlock
  • James Westerfield — Sheriff Magruder
  • Jack Kelly — De Rosa--Parrish Rider

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