A couple of years ago, I discovered the “Western Noir” genre through a collection of movies airing on the Criterion Channel. According to author and historian Imogen Sara Smith, who introduced the films, the stories of Western noir could be “transported into an urban setting and fit right in as read more
Western RoundUp: The Violent Men (1955)
This spring I wrote here about watching Forty Guns (1957) for the first time.
Forty Guns was an outstanding Western directed by Samuel Fuller, with Barbara Stanwyck leading a top cast. Finally catching up with that film has now p read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 1, 2020
The Violent Men is an age-old tale of cattle wars on the range. The local apothecary warns about Wilkerson a man from the long tradition of land eaters. There are only two choices: run or stand and fight. Before we ever see him, his cronies are messing around town. In the town’s main street t read more
The Violent Men Directed by Rudolph Maté Written by Harry Kleiner from a novel by Donald Hamilton 1955/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental Edward G. Robinson and some outstanding action sequences add spice to an otherwise fairly routine Western. John Parrish (Glenn Ford read more
This film was viewed for the Barbara Stanwyck Filmography Project. To read more reviews from this project or check out the progress so far, visit TMP on Listography!
John Parrish (Glenn Ford) is a veteran of the American Civil War. He’s spent the past three years recovering from the war and wo read more
