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Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley

Burt Lancaster in His BIGGEST Outdoor Adventure Drama!

19515.21h 23m

Overview

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.

Directed by Richard Thorpe
Written by Luke Short, Irving Ravetch
Produced by Nicholas Nayfack
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Top Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Owen Daybright

Robert Walker

Robert Walker

Lee Strobie

Joanne Dru

Joanne Dru

Jen Strobie

Sally Forrest

Sally Forrest

Lily Fasken

John Ireland

John Ireland

Hub Fasken

Carleton Carpenter

Carleton Carpenter

Hewie

Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Arch Strobie

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

Herb Backett

Hugh O'Brian

Hugh O'Brian

Dick Fasken

Will Wright

Will Wright

Mr. Willoughby

Themes & Keywords

barncattlecattle ranchquick drawpistol duelillegitimate child

About Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley is a western film released in 1951 exploring themes of barn, cattle, cattle ranch, quick draw, pistol duel, illegitimate child. Directed by Richard Thorpe, it stars Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker, Joanne Dru. 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.

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