The Violent Men (1955)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.55 |
Directed By
Rudolph Maté
Crew
Rudolph Maté
Donald Hamilton
Harry Kleiner
Sam Nelson
Lambert E. Day
John P. Livadary
Morris Stoloff
Clay Campbell
Helen Hunt
Murray Cutter
Max Steiner
Carl Anderson
Louis Diage
Burnett Guffey
Jerome Thoms
Jean Louis
W. Howard Greene
Lewis J. Rachmil
TOP CAST
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
Willis Bouchey
Sheriff Martin Kenner
Harry Shannon
Purdue
Richard Farnsworth
Anchor Rider (uncredited)
Peter Hansen
George Menefee (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson
Mahoney (uncredited)
Katherine Warren
Mrs. Vail (uncredited)
Raymond Greenleaf
Dr. Henry Crowell (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Anchor Rider (uncredited)
William Phipps
Bud Hinkleman (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Gunman (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
Barfly (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Barfly (uncredited)
Tex Holden
Townsman (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Townsman (uncredited)
Art Felix
Townsman (uncredited)
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