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The Proud Ones
The Proud Ones

The Proud Ones

A MAN OF FIERCE PRIDE...and six-guns to match!

Genres

Western

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Robert Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier cattle town. Virginia Mayo plays his fiancee. As if handling wild cattle drovers isn't enough, a crooked casino operator from Ryan's past comes to town. An early scuffle in the casino leaves Ryan with vision problems that interfere with his duties. Jeffrey Hunter who came to town with a cattle drive encounters Ryan, who killed Hunter's father when Hunter was young. Feelings of animosity soon change as Hunter begins to sense Ryan is telling the truth about his father. What follows is a plot that continues to thicken to the inevitable showdown.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

15 May 1956

Country

United States of America

Cast

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Marshal Cass Silver

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Sally

Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter

Thad Anderson

Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

Honest John Barrett

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Jake

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Jim Dexter

Rodolfo Acosta

Rodolfo Acosta

Chico

Ken Clark

Ken Clark

Pike

George Mathews

George Mathews

Dillon

Fay Roope

Fay Roope

Markham

Edward Platt

Edward Platt

Dr. Barlow

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Mr. Sam Bolton

Robert Adler

Robert Adler

Poker Player (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Walter Bacon

Townsman (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

Billy Smith (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Harry Carter

Houseman (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Townsman (uncredited)

Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan

Man on Make (uncredited)

Steve Darrell

Steve Darrell

George, trail boss (uncredited)

Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Barber (uncredited)

William Fawcett

William Fawcett

Driver (uncredited)

Frank Gerstle

Frank Gerstle

Tim (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers

Townsman (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone

Dick Johnstone

Saloon Dealer (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Crooked Card-Player (uncredited)

Joe Phillips

Joe Phillips

Townsman (uncredited)

Joe Ploski

Joe Ploski

Barfly (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

Bob Reeves

Townsman (uncredited)

Ray Spiker

Ray Spiker

Townsman (uncredited)

Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

2nd Foreman (uncredited)

Ken Terrell

Ken Terrell

The Weasel (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

Jack Tornek

Townsman (uncredited)

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