The Proud Rebel

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 43mApproved

DramaWestern

⭐ 6.9

IMDB Rating

2,612 votes

A Confederate veteran living in the Yankee North struggles with his son's shock-induced muteness and the Northerners' hatred.

Director

Michael Curtiz

Writers

Joseph Petracca, Lillie Hayward, James Edward Grant

Stars

Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean Jagger

Release Date

July 1, 1958

Language

English

Country

United States

🏆 2

Wins

🎯 2

Nominations

💬 50

Reviews

📋 1.9K

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🎭 Top Cast

Alan Ladd

as John Chandler

Olivia de Havilland

as Linnett Moore

Dean Jagger

as Harry Burleigh

David Ladd

as David Chandler

Cecil Kellaway

as Dr. Enos Davis (Quaker)

Harry Dean Stanton

as Jeb Burleigh

James Westerfield

as Birm Bates

Henry Hull

as Judge Morley

Tom Pittman

as Tom Burleigh

Eli Mintz

as Mr. Gorman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Filming Location

Kanab, Utah, USA

Production

Formosa Productions

🏷️ Keywords

small town judgesheep ranchsmall town gossip19th centuryunited states of america

🎯 Categories

Classical WesternDramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

This film has stood the test of time well and will grow in popularity

by marxsarx • 2003-03-08

9/10

"Alan Ladd plays a widower whose wife died in a fire during the Civil War. His young son (played by his real life son, David Ladd) has not been able to speak after he saw his mother die. Alan Ladd's character is trying to find a doctor to help his son. Ladd ends up with a thirty day jail sentence after being unfairly fined for a brawl which the two sons of an ambitious sheep rancher (wonderfully played by Dean Jagger) intentionally initiate. Olivia DeHavilland is a local unmarried woman who sees the predicament Alan Ladd and his son are in, and she pays the fine so that Ladd will not hav..."