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15 October 1951 (Denmark)
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Based on the Thrilling novel and Saturday Evening Post serial by Luke Short more
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A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As they get older the resentment festers into hatred...
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Anyone wanna start a cattle farm?
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Burt Lancaster | ... | Owen Daybright |
 | Robert Walker | ... | Lee Strobie |
| Joanne Dru | ... | Jen Strobie |
| Sally Forrest | ... | Lily Fasken |
| John Ireland | ... | Hub Fasken |
| Carleton Carpenter | ... | Hewie |
| Ray Collins | ... | Arch Strobie |
| Ted de Corsia | ... | Herb Backett |
| Hugh O'Brian | ... | Dick Fasken |
 | Will Wright | ... | Mr. Willoughby |
| Grayce Mills | ... | Mrs. Burke (as Grace Mills) |
| Jim Hayward | ... | Sheriff Con Alvis (as James Hayward) |
| James Harrison | ... | Orv Esterly |
| Stanley Andrews | ... | Mead Calhoun |
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| Margaret Bert | ... | Mrs. Calhoun (scenes deleted) |
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83 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Norway:16 (1952) |
West Germany:12 (nf) |
Finland:K-16 |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (re-rating) |
USA:Unrated |
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This is one of a handful of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions of the 1950-1951 period whose original copyrights were never renewed and are now apparently in Public Domain; for this reason this title is now offered, often in very inferior copies, at bargain prices, by numerous VHS and DVD distributors who do not normally handle copyrighted or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer material.
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Featured in Little Odessa (1994)
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Vengeance Valley first came to theatres across America in 1951. The principle cast comprised of Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker and Will Wright. The film was directed by Richard Thorpe (who would go on to direct Elvis in 'Jailhouse Rock'). It would be Lancaster's first western and also one of the few early Lancaster pictures to have full colour throughout. The basic premise of Vengeance Valley revolves around a cattler taking in a foster son, Owen (Lancaster). As they age the cattlers other real son Lee (Walker) begins to resent Owen. This resentment soon turns into acrimony and he frames Owen for being the father of an illegitimate child conceived by a woman on the ranch, which in reality is Lee's child. This is part of a maniacal scheme to turn his father against Owen, thus leaving Lee the ranch when his father dies. One thing first noticeable about Vengeance Valley is the bright principal photography. Even for an early 1950's picture, there is no doubting that the greens are green and the blues are blue. The entire movie is full of wonderfully provocative scenery such as mountainous landscapes and Montana-esquire farms from days gone by. This was actually probably my favourite part of Vengeance Valley: the locations. However, a lot of the indoor sets seem claustrophobic. You can tell that they didn't build any sets for the film since sometimes the characters may be in a room but the frame feels so compressed and out of focus. Other times they might be shooting inside a train and again we are faced with this claustrophobic feeling. I can't say whether or not the director was trying to achieve this, but nonetheless, it mad some scenes hard to watch. One more notable disdain would be the prevalence of animal cruelty scenes. Not to get into too much detail, but there is a lot of rugged handling of the animals in the film including the actual stabbing of a cow who has fallen. Whether this was the filmmaker's intent has yet to be determined. On a more positive note, good choreography is present throughout Vengeance Valley. If I ever wanted to be a cattle rancher this would definitely be a handy resource tool. A lot of the scenes with cows and horse riding seem well planned and executed. I can't say the same about a lot of other 50's westerns that I've seen throughout the years. In terms of acting, Lancaster is definitely the most present character. He seems to have a solid grasp on the character of Owen. Walker fits his role to a tee; it's a shame that he would succumb to a tooth infection only two months after this was filmed. Vengeance Valley is a solid little melodrama. Aside from some of the issues presented above, it does have a few redeeming features and is definitely worth a look for fans of old westerns or for people looking to start a cattle farm.