The Proud Ones

The Proud Ones
by Robert D. Webb

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Actor: Jeffrey Hunter, Robert Middleton, Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan
Director: Robert D. Webb
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 4.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

DVD Reviews of The Proud Ones

DVD Review: Ryan in a rare role
Summary: 3 Stars

The late Robert Ryan rarely played sympathetic characters since he was usually relegated to the vicious, bigoted villain you'd loved to hate. This fine little B-western was an exception. In this film and later in "Lawman", he plays an ageing marshall who is slowly losing his sight and knows his days as a lawman are numbered. He is looking forward to retiring with lady love (a gorgeous Virginia Mayo) but the evil forces of the town won't let him until one day a young man (Jeffrey Hunter) rides into town with thoughts of revenge toward Ryan. How he confronts his dilemna with Hunter and Robert Middleton as an evil saloon owner is intriguing to watch. If you are like me, and am a fan of this greatly under-rated actor--you'll like this little Western.

DVD Review: Man who knows his job
Summary: 5 Stars

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 the cattle drive, Revenge in his heart to kill the Marshal,So is Robert Middleton (honest john)wants him dead,the town gets divided with no help,it is a fast pace movie and i liked it.

DVD Review: Building blocks stolen from HIGH NOON
Summary: 3 Stars

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 -- the haunting theme song by Lionel Newman, whistled against a guitar riff.

There are other virtues, however. Director Robert Webb and cinematographer Lucien Ballard and crew made this Western look fresh (don't base your impression on the cover art to this DVD which seems to come from another source). In a supporting role, the normally distracting Walter Brennan gives a good, restrained performance. And for those of us who remember that era, there are soooo many familiar faces (eg, Robert Middleton, Rodolfo Acosta, Arthur O'Connell, Whit Bissell, Ed Platt, Richard Deacon and, fleetingly, Jackie Coogan).

If I can get a hold of the theme song for my CD player, I'll probably never visit this film again.

DVD Review: Fine western for its era
Summary: 4 Stars

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 scrounging around for inventive ways to film gunfighting.

Look also for the Ryan's character's criticism of the profit-motive on the part of the townspeople, actually calling them thieves (They were raising their prices to take advantage of the recently paid cowpokes.). This is particularly interesting, given Ryan's real-life liberal political opinions.

This movie is a keeper for our household.

DVD Review: Hope Gonzales
Summary: 4 Stars

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.

Description of The Proud Ones

Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 05/13/2008 Rating: Nr

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

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