

The Violent Men
1955-01-26 · 96 min · ★ 6.4
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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- Directors
- Rudolph Maté
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Glenn FordJohn Parrish
Barbara StanwyckMartha Wilkison
Edward G. RobinsonLee Wilkison
Dianne FosterJudith Wilkison
Brian KeithCole Wilkison
May WynnCaroline Vail
Warner AndersonJim McCloud
Basil RuysdaelTex Hinkleman
Lita MilanElena
Richard JaeckelWade Matlock
James WesterfieldSheriff Magruder
Jack KellyDe Rosa--Parrish Rider
Willis BoucheySheriff Martin Kenner
Harry ShannonPurdue
Richard FarnsworthAnchor Rider (uncredited)
Peter HansenGeorge Menefee (uncredited)
Frank FergusonMahoney (uncredited)
Katherine WarrenMrs. Vail (uncredited)
Raymond GreenleafDr. Henry Crowell (uncredited)
Edmund CobbAnchor Rider (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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