The Proud Rebel
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn Jr |
| Written by | Joseph Petracca Lillie Hayward |
| Based on |
Journal of Linnett Moore 1947 story in The Country Gentleman by James Edward Grant |
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| Music by | Jerome Moross |
| Cinematography | Ted D. McCord |
| Edited by | Aaron Stell |
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Formosa Productions
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| Distributed by |
Buena Vista Distribution (USA) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (UK) HBO Video (DVD) |
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Running time
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103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,600,000 |
The Proud Rebel is a 1958 Technicolor Western film directed by Michael Curtiz, with a screenplay by Joseph Petracca and Lillie Hayward that was based on a story by James Edward Grant. It is the story of a widowed Confederate veteran and his mute son who struggle to make a new life among sometimes hostile neighbors in the Midwest. Despite the implications of the title, the main character in "The Proud Rebel" does not dwell much on his Southern past, but finds his life complicated by sectional prejudice.
The film stars Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean Jagger, David Ladd and Cecil Kellaway and co-stars Harry Dean Stanton (credited as Dean Stanton) in an early film appearance. The Proud Rebel influenced the famous Indian artist Kishore Kumar, who remade it as Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein in 1964 starring his real-life son Amit Kumar playing the role of the mute son.
A former Confederate soldier, John Chandler (Alan Ladd) has come to an Illinois town with his 10-year-old son David (David Ladd) to see Dr. Enos Davis (Cecil Kellaway). The boy was struck mute after witnessing his mother's death in a fire, and hasn't spoken a word since. Dr. Davis recommends an operation by a doctor he knows in Minnesota.
With a flock of sheep blocking their path, John has their expertly trained dog Lance clear the way. The sheep belong to rancher Harry Burleigh (Dean Jagger) and his sons, Jeb (Harry Dean Stanton) and Tom (Tom Pittman), who try to steal the dog. John fights them while a passing stranger, Linnett Moore (Olivia de Havilland), holds the child. Harry knocks out John, pours whiskey on him, then tells the sheriff about being attacked by a drunk.
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