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The Violent Men

The Violent Men
★ 6.4/10•1955•1h 36m•NR•Western

VOLCANIC! VALIANT! VICIOUS! Violence and Passion the Screen Has Seldom Seen!

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.

Rudolph Maté · Director

Harry Kleiner · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 26, 1955

Actors

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

John Parrish

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Martha Wilkison

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Lee Wilkison

Dianne Foster

Dianne Foster

Judith Wilkison

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Cole Wilkison

May Wynn

May Wynn

Caroline Vail

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Jim McCloud

Basil Ruysdael

Basil Ruysdael

Tex Hinkleman

Lita Milan

Lita Milan

Elena

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Wade Matlock

James Westerfield

James Westerfield

Sheriff Magruder

Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly

De Rosa--Parrish Rider

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

Sheriff Martin Kenner

Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Purdue

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Anchor Rider (uncredited)

Peter Hansen

Peter Hansen

George Menefee (uncredited)

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