5.3
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.
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Owen Daybright
Robert Walker
Lee Strobie
Joanne Dru
Jen Strobie
Sally Forrest
Lily Fasken
John Ireland
Hub Fasken
Carleton Carpenter
Hewie
Ray Collins
Arch Strobie
Ted de Corsia
Herb Backett
Hugh O'Brian
Dick Fasken
Will Wright
Mr. Willoughby
Stanley Andrews
Mead Calhoun
Paul E. Burns
Dr. Irwin (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Obie Rune (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Man at Rune's Corral (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Cowhand (uncredited)
Robert J. Wilke
Cowhand (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Richard Thorpe
Novel
Luke Short
Screenplay
Irving Ravetch
Reviews
Wuchak
August 26, 2019
7
***A REAL cowboy Western with Burt Lancaster***
A noble foster brother (Burt Lancaster) on a ranch in Northwest Colorado is accused of making a woman pregnant (Sally Forrest) by her two violent brothers (Hugh O’Brian & John Ireland), but this was actually the work of the questionable natural brother (Robert Walker). Joanne Dru is on hand as the wife of the latter, but might understandably have eyes for the former.
As the plot blurb suggests, “Vengeance Valley” (1951) is just as much a soap opera as it is horse opera, but it doesn’t skimp on the typical Western staples with gorgeous Western locations (Colorado), saloon confrontations, fistfights, gunfights, steam engine trains, breaking horses, rustling and cattle drives.
Speaking of the latter, the movie features an interesting narration by one of the ranch hands, Hewie (Carleton Carpenter), which offers vital information about the exploits of cattle wanderings during Winter, Spring round-up, cattle drives and buying & selling.
The film doesn’t overstay its welcome at 1 hour, 23 minutes, and was shot at Coal Creek & Oak Creek in Northwest Colorado.
GRADE: B
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
