Vengeance Valley (1951)

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  • VENGEANCE VALLEY


    DIRECTED BY RICHARD THORPE
    METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER (MGM)



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him,
    causing his own son to resent the boy.
    As they get older the resentment festers into hatred,
    and eventually the real son frames his stepbrother for fathering
    an illegitimate child that is actually his, seeing it as an opportunity
    to get his half-brother out of the way so he can have his father's empire all to himself.
    Written by frankfob2


    Cast
    Burt Lancaster ... Owen Daybright
    Robert Walker ... Lee Strobie
    Joanne Dru ... Jen Strobie
    Sally Forrest ... Lily
    John Ireland ... Hub Fasken
    Carleton Carpenter ... Hewie
    Ray Collins ... Arch Strobie
    Ted de Corsia ... Herb Backett (as Ted De Corsia)
    Hugh O'Brian ... Dick Fasken
    Will Wright ... Mr. Willoughby
    Grayce Mills ... Mrs. Burke (as Grace Mills)
    Jim Hayward ... Con Alvis (as James Hayward)
    James Harrison ... Orv Esterly
    Stanley Andrews ... Mead Calhoun


    Directed
    Richard Thorpe


    Writing Credits
    Irving Ravetch ... (screenplay)
    Luke Short ... (based on a novel by)


    Produced
    Nicholas Nayfack ... producer


    Music
    Rudolph G. Kopp


    Cinematography
    George J. Folsey ... director of photography


    Trivia
    First appearance in a Western of Burt Lancaster who was borrowed from Wallis-Hazen, Inc. for the film.


    Final M-G-M film for actor Robert Walker who died in 1951.


    According to MGM records, the film made a profit of $841,000.


    This is one of a handful of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions of the 1950-1951 period
    whose original copyrights were never renewed and are now apparently in Public Domain;
    for this reason this title is now offered, often in very inferior copies,
    at bargain prices, by numerous VHS and DVD distributors who do not normally handle
    copyrighted or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer material.


    Actor Will Wright was a regular character actor in a myriad of westerns,
    playing judges, ranchers, store owners, etc.


    Actress Joanne Dru couldn't stand to be around horses, yet she is best known for her work in western.


    Memorable Quotes


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    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

  • Vengeance Valley is a 1951 American western film starring Burt Lancaster,
    based on the novel by Luke Short.


    In 1979, the film entered the public domain due to MGM's failure to renew its copyright registration
    in the 28th year after publication.



    User Review


    Burt Lancaster's first western - I liked it
    7/10
    Author: westerner357 from U.S.
    7 July 2004

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England