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Valerie

Valerie

1957Movie⏱️ 1h 22mApproved
DramaWestern
5.9
IMDB Rating
501 votes

After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court where they give conflicting accounts of their marriage.

Director
Gerd Oswald
Writers
Emmett Murphy, Laurence Heath
Stars
Sterling Hayden, Anita Ekberg, Anthony Steel
Release Date
August 1, 1957
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 18
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden
as John Garth
Anita Ekberg
Anita Ekberg
as Valerie Horvat
Anthony Steel
Anthony Steel
as Reverend Stephen Blake
Peter Walker
Peter Walker
as Herb Garth
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Jered Barclay
as Jim Mingo
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Iphigenie Castiglioni
as Mrs. Horvat
John Wengraf
John Wengraf
as Mr. Horvat
Gage Clarke
Gage Clarke
as Lawyer Griggs
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Tom McKee
as Dave Carlin
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
as Judge Frisbee

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Hal R. Makelim Productions

🏷️ Keywords

american civil wardamsel in distress19th centurycharacter name as titleforename as title

🎯 Categories

DramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

The Rashomon Bit
by boblipton2025-08-25
5/10

"Sterling Hayden is the biggest rancher around. He's also on trial for killing his in-laws and critically wounding his wife, Anita Ekberg. On the witness stand he tells a tale of betrayal by Miss Ekberg with handsome pastor Anthony Steel and unremitting carping by the older people. But when his wife gives testimony on her sickbed, a different version may emerge. There's a bit of RASHOMON impulse her,e an attempt to use a subjective camera from several several viewpoints. It ultimately gives way to the objective standard; there can be only one truth. It is, however, the playing around..."

💡 Did You Know?

Anita Ekberg and Anthony Steel were married about six months before production began, and this is the only film they made together during their marriage. They divorced in 1959.

📖 Synopsis

After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court where they give conflicting accounts of their marriage.