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The Proud Rebel

Name: The Proud Rebel
Genre: Western, Drama
Released: 1958-07-01
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.029

★ 6,0 /10 (52 Votes)

1958 EN 103 min

Overview

Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a 30-day jail sentence when he's unfairly accused of starting a brawl in a small town. A local woman pays his fine, providing that he works it off on her ranch. He soon finds himself involved in the woman's struggle to keep her ranch from a local landowner who wants it--and whose sons were responsible for the man being framed for the fight.

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Release date

01/07/1958

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Popularity

1.7

A story that reaches far and wide as the human heart!

Genres

Western Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

103 min

Budget

$1,600,000

Revenue

$1,500,000

Alan Ladd

John Chandler

Olivia de Havilland

Linnett Moore

Dean Jagger

Harry Burleigh

David Ladd

David Chandler

Cecil Kellaway

Dr. Enos Davis

Harry Dean Stanton

Jeb Burleigh

Tom Pittman

Tom Burleigh

Henry Hull

Judge Morley

Eli Mintz

Gorman

John Carradine

Traveling Salesman

James Westerfield

Birm Bates

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King

Lance, David's Dog

Percy Helton

Photographer (uncredited)

Dan White

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Mary Wickes

Mrs. Ainsley (uncredited)

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What price do you put on love and devotion? *** This review may contain spoilers *** The Proud Rebel is directed by Michael Curtiz and adapted by Lillie Hayward & Joseph Petracca from the story "Journal of Linnett Moore" written by James Edward Grant. It stars Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean Jagger, David Ladd, Cecil Kellaway & Henry Hull. Jerome Moross scores the music and Ted McCord is the cinematographer. It's a Technicolor production and the location for the shoot is Cedar City, Utah, USA. John Chandler (A Ladd) is a proud Southerner, the Civil war war may be over but he is s…

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***Sort of a low-key drama version of “Shane,” set in Illinois (Why Sure!)*** After the Civil War, a former Confederate (Alan Ladd) travels the North searching for a doctor who can heal his son's shock-induced muteness (the boy is played by Alan’s real-life son, David). He ends up working on the farm of a woman (Olivia de Havilland) to pay off a debt and has to contend with troublesome sheep ranchers. The tone and some plot elements are reminiscent of “Shane” (1953), which is unsurprising seeing as how “Shane” is one of the greatest Westerns of all time and producers would like to reprod…

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