The Violent Men (1955)
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.
Director:
Rudolph Maté
Writer:
Harry Kleiner
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Glenn Ford as John Parrish |
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Barbara Stanwyck as Martha Wilkison |
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Edward G. Robinson as Lee Wilkison |
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Dianne Foster as Judith Wilkison |
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Brian Keith as Cole Wilkison |
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May Wynn as Caroline Vail |
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Warner Anderson as Jim McCloud |
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Basil Ruysdael as Tex Hinkleman |
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Lita Milan as Elena |
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Richard Jaeckel as Wade Matlock |
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James Westerfield as Sheriff Magruder |
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Jack Kelly as De Rosa--Parrish Rider |
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Willis Bouchey as Sheriff Martin Kenner |
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Harry Shannon as Purdue |
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Richard Farnsworth as Anchor Rider (uncredited) |
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Peter Hansen as George Menefee (uncredited) |
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Frank Ferguson as Mahoney (uncredited) |
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Katherine Warren as Mrs. Vail (uncredited) |
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Raymond Greenleaf as Dr. Henry Crowell (uncredited) |
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Edmund Cobb as Anchor Rider (uncredited) |
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William Phipps as Bud Hinkleman (uncredited) |
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Ethan Laidlaw as Gunman (uncredited) |
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Blackie Whiteford as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Jack Kenny as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Tex Holden as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Herman Hack as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Art Felix as Townsman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Rudolph Maté | Director |
| Writing | Donald Hamilton | Novel |
| Writing | Harry Kleiner | Screenplay |
| Directing | Sam Nelson | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Lambert E. Day | Sound |
| Sound | John P. Livadary | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Morris Stoloff | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clay Campbell | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Murray Cutter | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Carl Anderson | Art Direction |
| Art | Louis Diage | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jerome Thoms | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Camera | W. Howard Greene | Director of Photography |
| Production | Lewis J. Rachmil | Producer |