The Violent Men

The Violent Men

96 mins | Western | Jan. 26, 1955

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.

The Violent Men

96 mins | Western | Jan. 26, 1955

The Violent Men
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title The Violent Men
Directors Sam Nelson, Rudolph Maté
Writers Donald Hamilton, Harry Kleiner

Cast

Glenn Ford

as John Parrish

Barbara Stanwyck

as Martha Wilkison

Edward G. Robinson

as Lee Wilkison

Dianne Foster

as Judith Wilkison

Brian Keith

as Cole Wilkison

May Wynn

as Caroline Vail

Warner Anderson

as Jim McCloud

Basil Ruysdael

as Tex Hinkleman

Lita Milan

as Elena

Richard Jaeckel

as Wade Matlock

James Westerfield

as Sheriff Magruder

Jack Kelly

as De Rosa--Parrish Rider

Willis Bouchey

as Sheriff Martin Kenner

Harry Shannon

as Purdue

Richard Farnsworth

as Anchor Rider (uncredited)

Peter Hansen

as George Menefee (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

as Mahoney (uncredited)

Katherine Warren

as Mrs. Vail (uncredited)