Three Violent People (1956)

Director:

Rudolph Maté

Writers:

James Edward Grant (screenplay)
Leonard Praskins (story)

Release Date:

December 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Former dance hall girl Lorna, masquerading as a lady, meets and marries Confederate ex-officer Colt Saunders...

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Ranch | Veteran | Inheritance | Sibling Rivalry

Cast

Charlton Heston	...	Capt. Colt Saunders
Anne Baxter	...	Lorna Hunter Saunders
Gilbert Roland	...	Innocencio Ortega, Grand Vacaro
Tom Tryon	...	Beauregard 'Cinch' Saunders
Forrest Tucker	...	Deputy Commissioner Cable
Bruce Bennett	...	Commissioner Harrison
Elaine Stritch	...	Ruby LaSalle
Barton MacLane	...	Yates
Peter Hansen	...	Lt. Marr
John Harmon	...	Mr. Massey
Ross Bagdasarian	...	Asuncion Ortega
Robert Blake	...	Rafael Ortega (as Bobby Blake)
Jamie Farr	...	Pedro Ortega (as Jameel Farah)
Leo Castillo	...	Luis Ortega
Don Devlin	...	Juan Ortega

Also Known As:

Maverick (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #18124) | Australia:PG | West Germany:12 (f) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (2005)

Filming Locations:

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Produced immediately after Charlton Heston completed The Ten Commandments (1956) and reunited him with co-star Anne Baxter. This was Heston's last film under his original Paramount contract. He felt that Tom Tryon, who was cast as his brother, was not right for the part. However, because "The Ten Commandments" had not yet been released, Heston hadn't yet achieved the star clout necessary to demand cast changes.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At one point the sun goes down, the screen is black for several seconds, then the sun comes up - in exactly the same spot, with exactly the same clouds.

Soundtrack:

UN MOMENTO

Three Violent People (1957) **

This is a thoroughly ordinary western with Charlton Heston heading the cast as a Civil War veteran returning home with his new wife (Anne Baxter) whom he ultimately discovers has had a rather dishonorable past. On top of that he has to deal with carpet baggers and the jealousy of his one-armed younger brother (played by Tom Tryon) who decides he has a lot of old scores he needs to settle. There's not very much to thrill about here, and none of our three principals are very "violent", but it's a treat to watch Baxter and Heston together again after their stint in THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. For what it's worth, Robert Blake is featured in a role as a young Mexican.