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Feature film — 1955

The Violent Men (1955)

6.41h 36mWestern

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.

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Columbia Pictures

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Director: Rudolph Maté

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Cast & crew

Glenn Ford as John Parrish

Glenn Ford

John Parrish

Barbara Stanwyck as Martha Wilkison

Barbara Stanwyck

Martha Wilkison

Edward G. Robinson as Lee Wilkison

Edward G. Robinson

Lee Wilkison

Dianne Foster as Judith Wilkison

Dianne Foster

Judith Wilkison

Brian Keith as Cole Wilkison

Brian Keith

Cole Wilkison

May Wynn as Caroline Vail

May Wynn

Caroline Vail

Warner Anderson as Jim McCloud

Warner Anderson

Jim McCloud

Basil Ruysdael as Tex Hinkleman

Basil Ruysdael

Tex Hinkleman

Lita Milan as Elena

Lita Milan

Elena

Richard Jaeckel as Wade Matlock

Richard Jaeckel

Wade Matlock

James Westerfield as Sheriff Magruder

James Westerfield

Sheriff Magruder

Jack Kelly as De Rosa--Parrish Rider

Jack Kelly

De Rosa--Parrish Rider

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