Three Violent People (1957)
Synopsis of Three Violent People
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. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 99 mins
Complete Cast of Three Violent People
- Charlton Heston - Colt Saunders
- Gilbert Roland - Innocencio
- Forrest Tucker - Cable
- Elaine Stritch - Ruby LaSalle
- Peter Hansen - Lt. Marr
- Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. - Asuncion
- Don Devlin - Juan
- Roy Engel - Carpetbagger
- Emestine Wade - Maid
- Paul Levitt - Bartender
- Robert Blake - Rafael
- Kenneth MacDonald - Croupier
- Anne Baxter - Lorna Hunter Saunders
- Tom Tryon - Cinch Saunders
- Bruce Bennett - Harrison
- Barton MacLane - Yates
- John Harmon - Massey
- Leo Castillo - Luis
- Raymond Greenleaf - Carleton
- Argentina Brunetti - Maria
- Don Dunning - Carpetbagger
- Robert Arthur - One-Legged Confederate Soldier
- Jamie Farr - Pedro
- Director(s):
- Rudolph Maté
- Writer(s):
- James Edward Grant
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