The Violent Men
The Violent Men
The Violent Men
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1955
1h 36m
6.4(55 votes)
Western

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

27 members
Acting

Glenn Ford

John Parrish

Glenn Ford
Acting

Barbara Stanwyck

Martha Wilkison

Barbara Stanwyck
Acting

Edward G. Robinson

Lee Wilkison

Edward G. Robinson
Acting

Dianne Foster

Judith Wilkison

Dianne Foster
Acting

Brian Keith

Cole Wilkison

Brian Keith
Acting

May Wynn

Caroline Vail

May Wynn
Acting

Warner Anderson

Jim McCloud

Warner Anderson
Acting

Basil Ruysdael

Tex Hinkleman

Basil Ruysdael
Acting

Lita Milan

Elena

Lita Milan
Acting

Richard Jaeckel

Wade Matlock

Richard Jaeckel
Acting

James Westerfield

Sheriff Magruder

James Westerfield
Acting

Jack Kelly

De Rosa--Parrish Rider

Jack Kelly
Acting

Willis Bouchey

Sheriff Martin Kenner

Willis Bouchey
Acting

Harry Shannon

Purdue

Harry Shannon
Acting

Richard Farnsworth

Anchor Rider (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth
Acting

Peter Hansen

George Menefee (uncredited)

Peter Hansen
Acting

Frank Ferguson

Mahoney (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson
Acting

Katherine Warren

Mrs. Vail (uncredited)

Katherine Warren
Acting

Raymond Greenleaf

Dr. Henry Crowell (uncredited)

Raymond Greenleaf
Acting

Edmund Cobb

Anchor Rider (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb
Acting

William Phipps

Bud Hinkleman (uncredited)

William Phipps
Acting

Ethan Laidlaw

Gunman (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw
Acting

Blackie Whiteford

Barfly (uncredited)

Blackie Whiteford
Acting

Jack Kenny

Barfly (uncredited)

Jack Kenny
Acting

Tex Holden

Townsman (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Herman Hack

Townsman (uncredited)

Herman Hack
Acting

Art Felix

Townsman (uncredited)

No Image

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