The Proud Ones (1956)
Overview
Robert Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier cattle town. Virginia Mayo plays his fiancee. As if handling wild cattle drovers isn't enough, a crooked casino operator from Ryan's past comes to town. An early scuffle in the casino leaves Ryan with vision problems that interfere with his duties. Jeffrey Hunter who came to town with a cattle drive encounters Ryan, who killed Hunter's father when Hunter was young. Feelings of animosity soon change as Hunter begins to sense Ryan is telling the truth about his father. What follows is a plot that continues to thicken to the inevitable showdown.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.662 |
Directed By
Robert D. Webb
Crew
Robert D. Webb
Maurice De Packh
W.D. Flick
Harry M. Leonard
Ray Kellogg
Verne Athanas
Edmund H. North
Joseph Petracca
Robert L. Jacks
Lionel Newman
Lucien Ballard
Hugh S. Fowler
Leland Fuller
Lyle R. Wheeler
Travilla
Walter M. Scott
Fred R. Simpson
Ben Nye
Helen Turpin
Ad Schaumer
TOP CAST
Robert Ryan
Marshal Cass Silver
Virginia Mayo
Sally
Jeffrey Hunter
Thad Anderson
Robert Middleton
Honest John Barrett
Walter Brennan
Jake
Arthur O'Connell
Jim Dexter
Rodolfo Acosta
Chico
Ken Clark
Pike
George Mathews
Dillon
Fay Roope
Markham
Edward Platt
Dr. Barlow
Whit Bissell
Mr. Sam Bolton
Robert Adler
Poker Player (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Townsman (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Billy Smith (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Houseman (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Townsman (uncredited)
Jackie Coogan
Man on Make (uncredited)
Steve Darrell
George, trail boss (uncredited)
Richard Deacon
Barber (uncredited)
William Fawcett
Driver (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle
Tim (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Townsman (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Saloon Dealer (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Crooked Card-Player (uncredited)
Joe Phillips
Townsman (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Barfly (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Townsman (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Townsman (uncredited)
Charles Tannen
2nd Foreman (uncredited)
Ken Terrell
The Weasel (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Townsman (uncredited)
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