The Violent Men

The Violent Men

VOLCANIC! VALIANT! VICIOUS! Violence and Passion the Screen Has Seldom Seen!

NR 1955 · 96 min · ★ 6.5 · Western

A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bullying tactics make him reconsider. 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 also has a Mexican woman in town.

Directed by Rudolph Maté · Written by Harry Kleiner

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Glenn Ford John Parrish
Barbara Stanwyck Martha Wilkison
Edward G. Robinson Lee 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 De Rosa--Parrish Rider

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