The Violent Men

The Violent Men

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  • Genre: Western
  • Release Date: 1955-01-26
  • Runtime: 96 minutes
  • : 6.4
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
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6.4/10
6.4
From 45 Ratings

Description

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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  • CinemaSerf

    7
    By CinemaSerf
    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 sense of defiance and pioneering spirit. She is married to, and to a certain extent in love with, the crippled "Lew" (Edward G. Robinson) but having a long-term fling with his brother "Cole" (Brian Keith). Ford is the civil war veteran and small time rancher who is determined not to be ground down as his stock is stampeded and it becomes distinctly perilous for the man. Luckily, his war time experience gives him a bit more of an edge when it comes to looking out for himself - and gradually the scene is set for a denouement that epitomises ambition, betrayal and a degree of redemption. There is plenty of gun and horse play to enjoy and Rudolph Maté offers us a light touch allowing the actors to use a potent dialogue and some lovely grand scale cinematography to deliver a watchable story.

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