Characters & Themes
The Proud Ones (1956) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1956 · 94 mins · English
- Directed by
- Robert D. Webb
- Starring
- Walter Brennan, Robert Ryan, Whit Bissell, Don Brodie, Virginia Mayo, Arthur O'Connell
An aging frontier sheriff, proud and armed, keeps law in a cattle town while courting his fiancée, Virginia Mayo. A crooked casino operator from his past arrives, and a brawl leaves him partially blinded. A cattle‑drive newcomer, Jeffrey Hunter, learns the sheriff killed his father; their hostility shifts to uneasy respect, leading to a showdown.
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