A Confederate veteran living in the Yankee North struggles with his son's shock induced muteness and the hate of the Northerners.A Confederate veteran living in the Yankee North struggles with his son's shock induced muteness and the hate of the Northerners.A Confederate veteran living in the Yankee North struggles with his son's shock induced muteness and the hate of the Northerners.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Harry Dean Stanton
- Jeb Burleigh
- (as Dean Stanton)
Tom Pittman
- Tom Burleigh
- (as Thomas Pittman)
Percy Helton
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
Károly Makk
- Bit part
- (uncredited)
Dan White
- Court Clerk
- (uncredited)
Mary Wickes
- Mrs. Ainsley
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaKing, the border collie who plays Lance was a Western champion sheepdog.
- GoofsThe silver candlestick has a modern green felt bottom.
- Quotes
Jeb Burleigh: I'd like a little respect. I told you before I don't like people I'm talkin' to to walk away from me. Look at me! You look at me when I talk to you.
John Chandler: I'm lookin', but I don't see anything.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (1999)
Featured review
This film has stood the test of time well and will grow in popularity
Alan Ladd plays a widower whose wife died in a fire during the Civil War. His young son (played by his real life son, David Ladd) has not been able to speak after he saw his mother die. Alan Ladd's character is trying to find a doctor to help his son. Ladd ends up with a thirty day jail sentence after being unfairly fined for a brawl which the two sons of an ambitious sheep rancher (wonderfully played by Dean Jagger) intentionally initiate. Olivia DeHavilland is a local unmarried woman who sees the predicament Alan Ladd and his son are in, and she pays the fine so that Ladd will not have to spend thirty days in jail, provided he works it off for thirty days on her farm. Michael Curtiz did a fantastic job of directing this beautiful film. Alan Ladd, Olivia DeHavilland and David Ladd are all terrific. This movie is a bit different than Ladd's classic film,"Shane", although there are some similarities. Ladd is once again the strong silent type, although he is more human in this film. David Ladd is perfectly cast as his son who can't speak. Olivia DeHavilland has just the right touch as a lonely but strong woman who quickly gets attached to the two new men in her life. The chemistry between the three leads in this film is tough to beat. The supporting actors are very good, including Cecil Kellaway, Dean Jagger, the ubiquitous film star John Carradine and Harry Dean Stanton. This movie works as a family film, which is in the end uplifting. The photography is just beautiful in this movie. "The Proud Rebel" is definitely an overlooked minor classic in the same genre as "Old Yeller", "The Yearling" and even "Shane." It has stood the test of time very well and I truly expect it will begin to grow in stature if it is shown on cable channels and available on DVD. Well worth watching for fans of the Western and Family Film genre. 90/100. Buy it if you have kids! Heck, buy it even if you don't!
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- marxsarx
- Mar 8, 2003
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- Budget
- $1,600,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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