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Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

A Masterpiece!

Glenn Ford always seemed like an unlikely Western movie star to me. Short and a little pudgy, Ford never seemed to have that rugged machismo of John Wayne or Clint Eastwood, or the midwestern aw shucks of Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper or Henry Fonda. He looked more like your friend's uncle than a Western hero. And yet Ford managed to star in some very good and very major classic Westerns. He was a decent actor. Not a great one. But good enough that you never really caught him acting. But the reason that Ford probably did rise to be a star probably had more to do with him being likable and seeming like a simple and honest man. He did play against type very well in 3:10 to Yuma as the villain, but mostly Ford played simple and honest men who didn't go looking for fights but wouldn't back down when they knew someone was in the wrong. He didn't even dress like the usual cowboy. No vests, spurs or chaps in most Glenn Ford movies. It was usually a jean jacket or a sheepskin coat. Simple. Honest. Never flashy. The Violent Men is a prototypical Glenn Ford movie. He plays a small time rancher, recovering from a civil war injury, who refuses to even carry a gun until a much larger rancher played by Edward G. Robinson and his far more wicked wife, played by the Glenn Ford of Femme Fatales, Barbara Stanwyck, force him to make a stand. It isn't as great a western as 3:10 to Yuma (The original, not the awful remake), High Noon or Shane. But if you like Westerns, you almost certainly will like The Violent Men. I did. If you've never seen a Glenn Ford Western, you really should check one out. 3:10 to Yuma is a great movie, but it's not a typical Glenn Ford Western. If not The Violent Men, then I'd suggest Jubal, Cimarron or The Sheepman, which are wonderful Westerns, better than The Violent Men. Maybe once you're done with those, or if you've already seen those, then you can try The Violent Men. And I'm mostly looking to talk about those movies that you may not have noticed. It's pretty good. Not great. But still pretty darn good. Simple. Honest. Fun.

Highly watchable Western from a Donald Hamilton novel about confrontation between cattlemen and homesteaders . The picture gets action Western , shootouts , wonderful outdoors and is quite entertaining . It deals with a Union ex-soldier named John Parrish (Glenn Ford) schemes to sell up to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée , but the low price offered by a wealthy rancher makes him think again . Glenn Ford/Parrish is the brave ex-officer , he is fighting to stifle the conflicts between homesteaders and cattleman who hire gunfighters (Richard Jaeckel). When one of his hands is killed he decides to stay and fight, utilising his war experience. The unscrupulous owner named Lew Wilkison (Edward G Robinson in conflict with good folk of the valley and plans rules over the lands . Not all is well at Anchor with the owner's wife carrying on with his brother (Brian Keith) who anyway has a Mexican moll (Lita Milan) in town . Meanwhile Parrish develops a loving triangle between his fiancée (May Wynn) and a good girl (Dianne Foster)Enjoyable Western packs drama , thrills , go riding and some moving action sequences . It's a medium budget film with good actors , technicians, production values and pleasing results . Good performances from Glenn Ford as obstinate war veteran , Edward Robinson as a crippled owner and Barbara Stanwick as his wife . 'Edward G. Robinson' may seem oddly cast in a western, but he was a rush replacement for 'Broderick Crawford' who early on in shooting fell off his horse and was injured ; Robinson would later appear in the western Cheyenne Autumn , this time replacing the ill Spencer Tracy who had to bail out. Large plethora of secondaries , many of them uncredited as Jack Kelly , Willis Bouchey , Peter Hansen and Richard Farnsworth . Colorful and glimmer cinematography by two great directors of photography W. Howard Greene and Burnett Guffey , filmed on spectacular Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, and Tucson, Arizona . Sensitive as well as evocative musical score by classical Max Steiner.The motion picture was directed in sure visual eye by Rudolph Mate . Polish-born Mate was an assistant cameraman for Alexander Korda and later worked throughout Europe with noted cameraman Karl Freund , director Carl Theodor Dreyer and Erich Pommer . Dreyer was so impressed with his work that they hired him as cinematographer on The Passion of Joan of Arc . Mate was soon working on some of Europe's most prestigious films, cementing his reputation as one of the continent's premier cinematographers. Hollywood came calling in 1935, and Mate shot films there for the next 12 years before turning to directing in 1947. Unfortunately, while many of his directorial efforts were visually impressive ,especially his sci-fi When the worlds collide (1951) , his labour as cameraman was excellent . He realized a variety films of all kind of genres as Adventures : The Black Shield of Falworth , Seven Seas to Calais , Western : Three Violent People , The far horizons , Noir films : Union Station , Second chance .He also directed Epic films as The Barbarians and The 300 Espartans . The films themselves were for the most part undistinguished, with his best work probably being the film-noir classic DOA (1950). ¨Violent men¨ rating , : Better than average , 7. Well worth watching .

I cannot believe anyone does not consider this film a classic. What is interesting is how despite the title it is the women who are the really strong characters. It starts with Barbara Stanwyck. Martha Wilkison is the most evil, immoral character that she ever played and that includes Lily Powers ("Baby Face"), Martha Ivers ("The Strange Love Of Martha Ivers) and even Phyllis Dietrichson ("Double Indemnity" (Interesting enough also with Edward G. Robinson)), the way she has both Lee (Robinson) and Cole (Brian Keith) wrapped around her finger (But not her daughter Judith (Dianne Foster)). But even beyond her, it is Caroline (May Wynn)and then Judith who have John Parrish (Glenn Ford) wrapped around their fingers, as does Elena (Lita Milan) with Cole. Spoilers ahead: You really see what Judith is about when (Spoilers ahead). 1: She tells off both Parrish and Lee, then she rides along with them, as they get ready for the final showdown against Cole & Martha. 2: The end of the film, when Judith asks Parrish to run her father's ranch, and Parrish says about her father finally getting his ranch, you can tell by the look, it will not be under Lee's terms (Or even Parrish's), rather, it will be Judith as the real power running things (Although she is not evil like her mother). For any western film fan it is a must (Particularly if they are a Stanwyck fan).

This was a very good 1950s western, one of the better ones I've seen in a decade which featured that genre on screen and on TV. It certainly had three big actors on the marquee: Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson. It turns out that Ford was the star of this film while the other two stars were in supporting roles. Ford had the bulk of the dialog. He also was the "good guy" while Robinson was the "bad guy" and Stanwyck was twice as bad as Robinson. She played the real heavy in this film and the character she played was a little too contradictory at times. Ford handled his starring status very ably, as he usually did - especially in westerns. He played a nice guy who didn't want to fight, was a peaceful man......but if you pushed him.....look out!The story had a nice mixture of action and lulls, not overdoing either. It had an expansive western setting which was put to good use with the CineamaScope widescreen. It also featured realistic people in a realistic setting. That credibility with the characters, especially the supporting players, was most impressive. The men way out-shined the women in this film, acting and character-wise. Dianne Foster and May Wynn were weak - the only negatives of the production. It's easy to see why these two actresses never became stars.Even though it is over 50 years old, this western is one you'd still find fast-enough moving to enjoy, no matter how old you are or what you're used to seeing. For classic film fans, this is almost a must with this cast and good story. Highly recommended.