The Violent Men

1955 PG-13 1h 36m

6.4 / 10 58

RATING

6.4/10

YOUR RATING

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.

Director Rudolph Maté

Writers

Donald Hamilton Harry Kleiner

Stars

Glenn Ford Barbara Stanwyck Edward G. Robinson

De Rosa--Parrish Rider

Willis Bouchey

Sheriff Martin Kenner

Harry Shannon

Purdue

Richard Farnsworth

Anchor Rider (uncredited)

Peter Hansen

George Menefee (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

Mahoney (uncredited)

Katherine Warren

Mrs. Vail (uncredited)

Raymond Greenleaf

Dr. Henry Crowell (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Anchor Rider (uncredited)

William Phipps

Bud Hinkleman (uncredited)

Townsman (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Townsman (uncredited)

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Art Felix

Townsman (uncredited)

Western

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User Reviews 2

Geronimo1967 8 Sep 2022

7/10

As ever, Barbara Stanwyck provides a strong and robust characterisation as "Martha" in this rather superior western. The story itself is a bit well travelled - a wealthy cattle baron trying to squeeze out the middle man, but together with decent effort from the not always the most imposing Glenn Ford ("Parrish"), we are presented here with a solid story of greed and determination that offers us a ...

Wuchak 5 Sep 2022

7/10

**_What if Victoria Barkley & her big ranch weren’t so noble?_** An ex-cavalry officer (Glenn Ford) wants to sell his Southeastern ranch and move back East with his fiancé (May Wynn), but the glaring crimes of the men of a local cattle baron (Edward G. Robinson) tempts him to make a courageous stand even though he’s weary of war. Barbara Stanwyck plays the baron’s wife, Brian Keith his brother ...