The Proud Rebel
by Michael Curtiz
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Actor: Alan Ladd; Olivia De Havilland; Dean Jagger; David Ladd; Cecil Kellaway.Director: Michael Curtiz
DVD: Region Code 0
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-22
Studio: Reel Enterprises
Movie Reviews of The Proud Rebel
Movie Review: "Alan Ladd Series ... The Proud Rebel (1958) ... MGM"
Summary: 4 Stars
MGM presents "THE PROUD REBEL" (1 July 1958) (99 mins/Color) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) -- Alan Walbridge Ladd was an American film actor appeared in dozens of films in bits and small roles, including Citizen Kane --- These barely kept him and his household afloat --- He had married a high-school acquaintance, Midge Harrold, with whom he had a son, Alan Ladd, Jr that ended in a divorce in 1941.
Ladd married his agent/manager and former movie actress Sue Carol in 1942 --- It was at this point that Carol found a vehicle which made Ladd's career, "This Gun for Hire" --- His performance as a hitman with a conscience made him a sensation --- Ladd went on to become one of Paramount Pictures' most popular stars --- A brief timeout for military service with the United States Army Air Force's First Motion Picture Unit did not diminish his popularity --- None of his subsequent films of the 1940s were as notable as "This Gun for Hire", but he did appear to good effect in Raymond Chandler's story "The Blue Dahlia" (1946) alongside the similarly diminutive Veronica Lake (5'2" or 1.57 m), with whom he had been paired in "This Gun for Hire" (1942) --- His Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950) was notable for its soundtrack containing Nat King Cole's classic song, "Mona Lisa".
He formed his own production companies for film and radio and starred in his own syndicated series "Box 13", which ran from 1948 to 1949 --- In 1956, Ladd proposed a television series based on his radio series "Box 13". The idea didn't sell. Ladd himself had played his "Box 13" character Dan Holiday in the "Committed" episode of "General Electric Theater" (1953) on television. In 1963, Ladd said he hoped to reunite several of his 1940s era co-stars, including William Bendix and Veronica Lake, for a big screen version of "Box 13" --- He and Veronica Lake made seven movies together: "The Blue Dahlia" (1946), "Duffy's Tavern" (1945), "The Glass Key" (1942), "Saigon" (1948), "Star Spangled Rhythm" (1942), "This Gun for Hire" (1942) and "Variety Girl" (1947). "In Variety Girl" (1947), "Star Spangled Rhythm" (1942) and "Duffy's Tavern" (1945), they appear as themselves.
Ladd became most famous for his title role as a gunslinger in the classic 1953 western "Shane" --- Ladd made the Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll 3 times, in 1947, 1953 and 1954 --- Alan Ladd has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1601 Vine Street --- His handprint appears in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater, in Hollywood -- (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Under the production staff of:
Michael Curtiz - Director
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. - Producer
James Edward Grant - Screen Story
Lillie Hayward - Screenwriter
Joseph Petracca - Screenwriter
Ted D. McCord - Cinematographer
Jerome Moross - Composer (Music Score)
Emil Newman - Musical Direction/Supervision
Aaron Stell - Editor
McClure Capps - Art Director
Victor A. Gangelin - Set Designer
Mary Wills - Costume Designer
Our story line and plot, John Chandler (Alan Ladd) is searching for a doctor who can help him get David Chandler (David Ladd) his son to speak again --- The boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home --- Chandler is a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a 30-day jail sentence when he's unfairly accused of starting a brawl in a small town --- A local woman Linnett Moore (Olivia de Havilland) pays his fine, providing that he works it off on her ranch --- He soon finds himself involved in the woman's struggle to keep her ranch from a local landowner Harry Burleigh (Dean Jagger) who wants it--and whose sons Jeb (Harry Dean Stanton) and Tom (Tom Pittman) were responsible for the man being framed for the fight --- Some favorite character actors Cecil Kellaway, Henry Hull and Mary Wickes give this film substance --- Special footnote, Best Juvenile Performance (win) David Ladd 1958 Golden Globe -- Best Supporitng Actor (nom) David Ladd 1958 Golden Globe.
the cast includes:
Alan Ladd ... John Chandler
Olivia de Havilland ... Linnett Moore
Dean Jagger ... Harry Burleigh
David Ladd ... David Chandler
Cecil Kellaway ... Dr. Enos Davis (Quaker)
James Westerfield ... Birm Bates (sheep buyer)
Henry Hull ... Judge Morley
Harry Dean Stanton ... Jeb Burleigh (as Dean Stanton)
Tom Pittman ... Tom Burleigh (as Thomas Pittman)
Eli Mintz ... Mr. Gorman (shopkeeper)
John Carradine ... Traveling salesman
King ... Lance, David's Dog
Mary Wickes ... Mrs. Ainsley
SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIO:
1. Alan Ladd
Date of Birth: 3 September 1913 - Hot Springs, Arkansas
Date of Death: 29 January 1964 - Palm Springs, California
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- If you're into the memories of B-Westerns with high drama, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- please stand up and take a bow Western Classics --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 99 min on DVD ~ MGM Pictures. ~ (5/22/2005)
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