The Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane

111 mins | Drama, Romance | June 13, 1956

In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Howard, in the Battle of Guadalcanal. There, Ashley falls for the gruff, seductive Marine Lt. Col. Colin Buck, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about the reality of Buck's life back home.

The Proud and Profane

111 mins | Drama, Romance | June 13, 1956

The Proud and Profane
In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Howard, in the Battle of Guadalcanal. There, Ashley falls for the gruff, seductive Marine Lt. Col. Colin Buck, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about the reality of Buck's life back home.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Paramount, Perlberg-Seaton Productions
Original title The Proud and Profane
Directors George Seaton
Writers Lucy Herndon Crockett, George Seaton

Cast

William Holden

as Lt. Col. Colin Black

Deborah Kerr

as Lee Ashley

Thelma Ritter

as Kate Connors

Dewey Martin

as Eddie Wodcik

William Redfield

as Chaplain Lt. (jg) Holmes

Ross Bagdasarian

as Louie

Adam Williams

as Eustace Press

Marion Ross

as Joan

Theodore Newton

as Bob Kilpatrick

Richard Shannon

as Major

Peter Hansen

as Lieutenant (jg) Hutchins

Ward Wood

as Sergeant Chester Peckinpaugh

Geraldine Hall

as Helen

Evelyn Cotton

as Beth

Ann Morriss

as Pat

Nancy Stevens

as Evvie

Lorraine Brox

as Sissie

Bob Kenaston

as Soldier

Taylor Measom

as Marine

Don House

as Marine

George Brenlin

as Casualty

Robert Morse

as Casualty

Ray Stricklyn

as Casualty

Frank Gorshin

as Harry

Geneviève Aumont

as Lili Carere

Claude Akins

as Big soldier

Melvin Tecktiel

as Injured Soldier (uncredited)