The Violent Men (1955)

  • NR
  • 01/26/1955 (US)
  • Western
  • 1h 36m

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

Overview

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.

Rudolph Maté

Director

Donald Hamilton

Novel

Harry Kleiner

Screenplay

Cast

Glenn Ford's headshot

Glenn Ford

John Parrish
Barbara Stanwyck's headshot

Barbara Stanwyck

Martha Wilkison
Edward G. Robinson's headshot

Edward G. Robinson

Lee Wilkison
Dianne Foster's headshot

Dianne Foster

Judith Wilkison
Brian Keith's headshot

Brian Keith

Cole Wilkison
May Wynn's headshot

May Wynn

Caroline Vail
Warner Anderson's headshot

Warner Anderson

Jim McCloud
Basil Ruysdael's headshot

Basil Ruysdael

Tex Hinkleman

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