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 st... read the rest.
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 reprodu... read the rest.
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