The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel

A story that reaches far and wide as the human heart!

PG 1958 · 103 min · ★ 6.0 · Western, Drama

Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a 30-day jail sentence when he's unfairly accused of starting a brawl in a small town. A local woman pays his fine, providing that he works it off on her ranch. He soon finds himself involved in the woman's struggle to keep her ranch from a local landowner who wants it--and whose sons were responsible for the man being framed for the fight.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · Written by Joseph Petracca

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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
Harry Dean Stanton Jeb Burleigh
Tom Pittman Tom Burleigh
Henry Hull Judge Morley
Eli Mintz Gorman
John Carradine Traveling Salesman
James Westerfield Birm Bates
King Lance, David's Dog

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