Three Violent People (1956)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

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:

In one scene, Colt Saunders (Charlton Heston) leans against a rustic mantelpiece in his family home. Over the mantelpiece are two portraits, a seated woman and a standing military officer. These paintings were done from photos of Heston's parents so they would bear a family resemblance.

Goofs:

Continuity: Lorna's southern accent comes and goes.

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.