DVD : The Proud Ones

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543238997
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 23, 2006
Running Time: 94 minutes
Sales Rank: 36009
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1956-05

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
The main draw (and quick draw) of this 1956 Western is the marvelous presence of Robert Ryan in the lead role. This underappreciated actor plays a Kansas marshal with a history of perceived cowardice in his past. Everything comes to a head in a single week: a cattle drive ends in town, bringing shootin' and hollerin'; Ryan's nemesis, a casino-runner played by veteran bad guy Robert Middleton, arrives to soak the suckers; and young hotshot Jeffrey Hunter, whose father was killed by Ryan, arrives with revenge on his mind. Oh, and Ryan himself begins to suffer from blinding headaches. Despite the crowded plot, the results are Fifties Western boilerplate, with few distinguishing features beyond the cast. But the supporting ranks are crowded with essential horse-saga actors: Walter Brennan, Arthur O'Connell, Rodolfo Acosta, and of course the bearded, lizard-eyed Middleton. Virginia Mayo plays Ryan's hotel-keeper ladyfriend. Ace cinematographer Lucien Ballard gets a few good outdoor CinemaScope set-ups into the generally backlot feel of the thing. But the reason to see the film is lanky Robert Ryan, whose compelling mix of neurosis, gentleness, and fury is on full display here. --Robert Horton

Product Description:
Flat Rock Kansas is a town headed for trouble. The railroad and cattle drives have brought in new people and a lot of money. Keeping a cap on things is tough sheriff Robert Ryan who takes on the big moneymen in an effort to keep his town clean. Jeffrey Hunter Virginia Mayo and Walter Brennan co-star in this 1956 western classic.System Requirements:Features: Disk 1 Side A: Full Frame Feature Fox Flix: Culpepper Cattle Company The Tall Men & Yellow Sky Disk 1 Side B: Widescreen Feature Fox Flix: Culpepper Cattle Company The Tall Men & Yellow Sky Running Time: 94 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 024543238997 Manufacturer No: 2233899

Average Rating:

Rating: - Man who knows his job
This is 1956 movie and a very good one ,it will keep you up to your seats till it is finished.Print is digitally masterd to a very good quality.It is wide screen and full screen version.Sound is good what more we need to Injoy.Robert Ryan as Marshal (Cass Silver)is a man who walks and talks with full Authority,His Dialogues are powerful as always and thats what i like about him and then lovley Virginia mayo who is always there sticking by him is running a Hotel. Jeffrey Hunter comes to town with ... Read More

Rating: - Building blocks stolen from HIGH NOON
The pieces of this story clunk into place with all the finesse of concrete building blocks. And some of those blocks wear the HIGH NOON brand. Except that Robert Ryan is no Gary Cooper and Virginia Mayo is no Grace Kelly. Altho, Jeff Hunter just about matches Lloyd Bridges thanks in large part to a larger, more sympathetic role. By the end of the film, the parallels to the older film were too blatant to ignore or deny.

The only reason I watched this one again, anyway, was for the music ... Read More

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Rating: - Fine western for its era
Other reviewers have rightfully noted the excellent performance of Robert Ryan in this picture. Jeffrey Hunter is less impressive, which is a shame, since his role in The Searchers was proof that he was capable of good acting.

This movie features some fairly good action for its day, including what might be the earliest example of a bullet hole appearing in a bad guy's head (actually, his hat). By the 60s, this had become a commonplace, but here it is another example of how film-makers were ... Read More

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Rating: - Hope Gonzales
My husband had been looking for this movie for over 10 years, we looked for it everywhere that videos are sold. We finally found it on Amazon.Com
I could not imagine why he would want to see this old movie, but after watching the move with him, I can honestly tell you that it is one of the best westerns I have seen. I am so excited that I was able to find it and it was a joy to watch. I sincerely recommend it for anyone that likes westerns young and old.

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Rating: - A solid Western
Robert Middleton was a big brutish character actor... We have seen him in "The Silver Chalice" opposite Paul Newman, in "Friendly Persuasion" opposite Gary Cooper, and in "Love Me Tender" with Elvis Presley...

In "The Proud Ones", he is at his best as the smooth-faced and smooth-spoken saloon owner who tries to have the lawman relieved of his job in order for the town to be wide open for wild business...

Middleton makes a considerable impression as Honest John Barrett, distinctive ... Read More