| The Violent Men | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rudolph Maté |
| Screenplay by | Harry Kleiner |
| Based on | Smoky Valley 1955 novel by Donald Hamilton |
| Produced by | Lewis J. Rachmil |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,950,000 (US)[2] |
The Violent Men is a 1955 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith, and May Wynn.[3][4][1][5] Based on the 1955 novel Smoky Valley by Donald Hamilton,[6][4] its storyline involves a ranch owner who comes into conflict with the land grabbing tactics of the big local rancher, whose tense marriage threatens his family's stranglehold over the region.
- ^ a b Blottner 2015, p. 241.
- ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, 25 January 1956
- ^ "The Violent Men". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Beck 2008, p. 332.
- ^ Darby 2009, p. 97.
- ^ Hamilton, Donald (1976). Smoky Valley (Reissue ed.). United States: Fawcett Publications. ISBN 978-0449136775.