The Violent Men (1955)

A bitter land dispute causes a Civil War veteran to take extreme action.

Director:

Rudolph Maté

Writers:

Harry Kleiner (screenplay), Donald Hamilton (based upon a novel by)

Stars:

Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Glenn Ford	...	John Parrish
Barbara Stanwyck	...	Martha Wilkison
Edward G. Robinson	...	Lew Wilkison
Dianne Foster	...	Judith Wilkison
Brian Keith	...	Cole Wilkison
May Wynn	...	Caroline Vail
Warner Anderson	...	Jim McCloud
Basil Ruysdael	...	Tex Hinkleman
Lita Milan	...	Elena
Richard Jaeckel	...	Wade Matlock
James Westerfield	...	Sheriff Magruder
Jack Kelly	...	DeRosa
Willis Bouchey	...	Sheriff Martin Kenner
Harry Shannon	...	Purdue

Storyline

A Union ex-officer plans to sell up to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bully-boy tactics make him think again. When one of his hands is murdered, he decides to stay and fight, utilizing his war experience. Not all is well at Anchor with the owner's wife carrying on with his brother, who anyway has a Mexican moll in town.

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Plot Keywords:

buxom | man with no name | woman's revenge | fiance fiance relationship | brother brother relationship | 

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Taglines:

They don't make their kind anymore...

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Did You Know?

Trivia

Average Shot Length (ASL) = 7.5 seconds

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Quotes

Martha Wilkison: There's a fine cold-hearted devil.

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Connections

Referenced in Biography: Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997)

User Reviews

Good Strong Western

A western through and through. As the title character portrayed by Glenn Ford says, "No, I don't want to fight, but I will if it's forced on me." This movie is about being intelligent, strong, and fighting for one's beliefs. With courage, never stop striving for what you feel is right. Great action and mostly quick paced. Good to see Brian Keith in this role and Edward G. Robinson as an older western man. Glenn Ford lives up to his western image. Thoroughly enjoyable film includes strategic non-military warfare. Of course it's violent, like the title states, but not too graphic like in the computer-generated era films. It's mostly about strong personality clashes.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 April 1955 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

The Bandits

Filming Locations:

Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1