Three Violent People

1957

Three Violent People

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Movie Info

Set in the American West after the Civil War, this drama is the pull-no-punches story of a lethal family feud. Colt Saunders (Charlton Heston) fought for the Confederacy in the war, and he returns to his family's Texas cattle ranch after impulsively marrying Lorna Hunter (Anne Baxter) following a very short courtship. During the war, Mexican foreman Innocencio (Gilbert Roland) and his sons have run the ranch. Colt's one-armed brother, Cinch (Tom Tryon), who hasn't been much of a help, wants Colt to give him money for his part of the land. When Colt refuses to give him gold in exchange for his share of the inheritance, Cinch launches a scheme to sell the place to a wealthy Northerner. Colt chafes at the notion of selling to a former enemy. Lorna gets pregnant with their first child, and Colt then discovers that she once worked as a prostitute. Soon after, a plot to kill Colt is unleashed.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Drama, Western
Directed By:

Rudolph Maté
Written By:

James Edward Grant
In Theaters:

Feb 9, 1957 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 19, 2005
Runtime:

99 minutes
Studio:

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Anne Baxter
as Lorna Hunter Saunders

Charlton Heston
as Capt. Colt Saunders

Gilbert Roland
as Innocencio Ortega, Grand Vacaro

Bruce Bennett
as Commissioner Harrison

Tom Tryon
as Cinch Saunders

Forrest Tucker
as Cable

Elaine Stritch
as Ruby LaSalle

Barton MacLane
as Yates

Peter Hanson
as Lt. Marr

John Harmon
as Massey

Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
as Asuncion

Robert Blake
as Rafael

Jamie Farr
as Pedro

Leo Castillo
as Luis

Don Devlin
as Juan

Raymond Greenleaf
as Carleton

Roy Engel
as Carpetbagger

Don Dunning
as Carpetbagger

Argentina Brunetti
as Maria

Emestine Wade
as Maid

Ernestine Wade
as Maid

Paul Levitt
as Bartender

Robert Arthur
as One-Legged Confederate Soldier

Kenneth MacDonald
as Croupier

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Critic Reviews for Three Violent People

All Critics (3) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (1)

Unappealing character driven Western set in the post-Civil War Texas.

Jan 4, 2009 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Heston delivers a rugged, compelling performance...

Aug 3, 2005 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
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