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Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a 30-day jail sentence when he's unfairly accused of starting a brawl in a small town. A local woman pays his fine, providing that he works it off on her ranch. He soon finds himself involved in the woman's struggle to keep her ranch from a local landowner who wants it--and whose sons were responsible for the man being framed for the fight.
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Oct 20185/10
***Sort of a low-key drama version of “Shane,” set in Illinois (Why Sure!)*** After the Civil War, a former Confederate (Alan Ladd) travels the North searching for a doctor who can heal his son's shock-induced muteness (the boy is played by Alan’s real-life son, David). He ends up working on the farm of a woman (Olivia de Havilland) to pay off a debt and has to contend with troublesome sheep ranchers. The tone and some plot elements are reminiscent of “Shane” (1953), which is unsurprising seeing as how “Shane” is one of the greatest Westerns of all time and producers would like to reproduce its success. The big difference here is that the woman lives alone on her farm and Alan’s character isn’t a former kick-axx gunfighter, although he is a former Confederate soldier and that’s nothing to sneeze at. The highlight for me is the two stars. Olivia was still beautiful at 41 during shooting, inside and out; while Ladd still had his world-weary charisma at 44. But he looks older and would be dead in 5.5 years at the premature age of 50 from an acute overdose of alcohol and sedatives. It’s a pity his son would be bereft of his father by 15. As my title blurb says, this is decidedly a dram
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · Aug 20168/10
What price do you put on love and devotion? *** This review may contain spoilers *** The Proud Rebel is directed by Michael Curtiz and adapted by Lillie Hayward & Joseph Petracca from the story "Journal of Linnett Moore" written by James Edward Grant. It stars Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean Jagger, David Ladd, Cecil Kellaway & Henry Hull. Jerome Moross scores the music and Ted McCord is the cinematographer. It's a Technicolor production and the location for the shoot is Cedar City, Utah, USA. John Chandler (A Ladd) is a proud Southerner, the Civil war war may be over but he is still finding hostility in the North. He is searching for a doctor who can help his mute son David (D Ladd) speak again, the youngster has been unable to talk since the death of his mother in a fire at the family home. After being taunted for his Southern roots, John gets into a fight that lands him a 30 day jail term. Luckily a kindly local lady called Linnett Moore (Havilland) offers to pay the fine to keep John out of jail, she can see that young David needs his father, and a man about her farm will come in handy. From here John gets involved with Linnett's struggle to keep her land from ruthless loc
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Cast
- Alan LaddJohn Chandler
- Olivia de HavillandLinnett Moore
- Dean JaggerHarry Burleigh
- David LaddDavid Chandler
- Cecil KellawayDr. Enos Davis
- Harry Dean StantonJeb Burleigh
- Tom PittmanTom Burleigh
- Henry HullJudge Morley
- Eli MintzGorman
- John CarradineTraveling Salesman
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- Michael CurtizDirector
- Lillie HaywardScreenplay
- Joseph PetraccaScreenplay
- Ted D. McCordDirector of Photography
- Jerome MorossOriginal Music Composer
- Aaron StellEditor
- Samuel Goldwyn Jr.Producer
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