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Director:
Michael Curtiz
Writers:
James Edward Grant (story)
Lillie Hayward (writer)
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Release Date:
2 November 1958 (UK) more
Genre:
Western more
Tagline:
Its Call Reaches Far and Wide As The Human Heart... more
Plot:
Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
disappointing movie, boring, avoid it; good family movie though more (11 total)

Cast

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Alan Ladd ... John Chandler

Olivia de Havilland ... Linnett Moore
Dean Jagger ... Harry Burleigh
David Ladd ... David Chandler
Cecil Kellaway ... Dr. Enos Davis (Quaker)
James Westerfield ... Birm Bates (sheep buyer)
Henry Hull ... Judge Morley

Harry Dean Stanton ... Jeb Burleigh (as Dean Stanton)
Tom Pittman ... Tom Burleigh (as Thomas Pittman)
Eli Mintz ... Mr. Gorman (shopkeeper)
John Carradine ... Traveling salesman
King ... Lance, David's Dog
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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Norway:7 | West Germany:6 (f) | Finland:K-12 | USA:Approved (PCA #18897) | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Cedar City, Utah, USA
Company:
Formosa more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Mr. Gorman: Why don't you have a picture taken, Linnett, with your pretty dress and bonnet?
Linnett Moore: Well, what would I do with it?
Mr. Gorman: Look at it now and then. In ten years from now, you'll know what you looked like today.
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Referenced in Breach (2007) more

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disappointing movie, boring, avoid it; good family movie though, 23 November 2008
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Author: chipe from Brooklyn NY

I'm surprised how bad this boring, slow movie is, what with the star cast, director, production values, etc. One poster here described it as "low-key." A very correct assessment. The title of the movie is "The Proud Rebel." The main problem with the movie is that the makers were TOO PROUD, SO PROUD that they apparently felt that anything of an interesting nature was too pandering to the audience. Thus, the movie was seriously lacking: (1) no romance between Olivia and Alan. They had good chemistry, and you knew they were going to eventually hook-up, but there was absolutely no sweet talk, hugs, kisses, etc. (2) there was hardly any action. In the beginning there was a nice fist fight, but it was just a tease. You could hardly call it a Western. No "Shane" for sure. (3) it exasperated me that the movie used a ploy typical of many movies. I find it nice when the characters explain things to each other -- it's realistic and it moves the story along. But in this movie --for the sake of dragging things out-- the characters stay mum. One example: late in the movie Alan Ladd has to sell something -- it would help the sale and clear some things up if he explained why he needed so much money, but he is too stupid or "proud" to explain himself. Another example: in the very beginning --for the sake of the story, no doubt-- in the court room scene where he is accused of brawling, he doesn't defend himself. The judge asks who threw the first punch. Ladd, in effect, pleads guilty. The truth is that the two thugs he fought shoved and grabbed Alan twice and his son once; only then did Alan slug the lout. Why stay mum? Not due to pride, due to stupidity and the need to drag out the plot.

I'm sorry I didn't walk away from the film, but the score was nice (promised better than the movie delivered) and the cinema-photography too. Last five minutes are fine (action, resolution). Nice enough family movie -- families with young kids.

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