The Violent Men (1955)
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. Based on the 1955 novel Smoky Valley by Donald Hamilton. The story follows John Parrish, a former Union Army officer who plans to sell his ranch and move east with his fiancée. However, he becomes embroiled in a violent conflict with the ruthless local rancher Lew Wilkison, whose aggressive tactics and personal issues lead to a range war that threatens the entire valley.