A MAN OF FIERCE PRIDE...and six-guns to match!
Robert Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier cattle town. Virginia Mayo plays his fiancee. As if handling wild cattle drovers isn't enough, a crooked casino operator from Ryan's past comes to town. An early scuffle in the casino leaves Ryan with vision problems that interfere with his duties. Jeffrey Hunter who came to town with a cattle drive encounters Ryan, who killed Hunter's father when Hunter was young. Feelings of animosity soon change as Hunter begins to sense Ryan is telling the truth about his father. What follows is a plot that continues to thicken to the inevitable showdown.
The Proud Ones (1956) is a western film directed by Robert D. Webb, released on May 15, 1956 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo, Jeffrey Hunter and Robert Middleton. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 38 ratings.
Robert Ryan
as Marshal Cass Silver
Virginia Mayo
as Sally
Jeffrey Hunter
as Thad Anderson
Robert Middleton
as Honest John Barrett
Walter Brennan
as Jake
Arthur O'Connell
as Jim Dexter
Rodolfo Acosta
as Chico
Ken Clark
as Pike
George Mathews
as Dillon
Fay Roope
as Markham
Edward Platt
as Dr. Barlow
Whit Bissell
as Mr. Sam Bolton
Directed by Robert D. Webb, written by Verne Athanas, Edmund H. North and Joseph Petracca, produced by Robert L. Jacks.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 38 ratings.
A thriving town sells its soul. The Proud Ones is directed by Robert D. Webb and adapted to screenplay by Edmund H. North and Joseph Petracca from the Verne Athanas novel. It stars Robert Ryan, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Mayo, Robert Middleton, Walter Brennan, Arthur O'Connell, Ken Clark and Rodolfo Acosta. A De Luxe Color/Cinemascope production, with music by Lionel Newman and cinematography by Lucien Ballard. Flat…
Reviewed on April 9, 2014
“Cass” (Robert Ryan) is the sheriff of a frontier town who just about manages to keep law an order. Then a blast from his past arrives to upset his carefully crafted equilibrium. “Barrett” - rather anachronistically called “Honest” (Robert Middleton) arrives in town bent on a little expansion. Initially, it looks like his luck might be in as an early altercation between “Cass” and one of his goons sees the lawman…
Reviewed on January 24, 2026
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The main cast of The Proud Ones (1956) includes Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo, Jeffrey Hunter, Robert Middleton and Walter Brennan. The film was directed by Robert D. Webb. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Proud Ones was released on May 15, 1956 and runs for 1h 34m.
The Proud Ones (1956) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 38 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
