
Minnesota Clay(1964)
Wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Minnesota Clay seeks revenge on the man who withheld evidence at his trial. There is a problem however, he is going blind.


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Searching for a doctor who can help him get 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--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 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 who wants it--and whose sons were responsible for the man being framed for the fight.

Alan Ladd
John Chandler

Olivia de Havilland
Linnett Moore

Dean Jagger
Harry Burleigh

David Ladd
David Chandler

Cecil Kellaway
Dr. Enos Davis

Harry Dean Stanton
Jeb Burleigh
Tom Pittman
Tom Burleigh

Henry Hull
Judge Morley

Eli Mintz
Gorman

John Carradine
Traveling Salesman
The Proud Rebel is a western, drama film released in 1958 exploring themes of wrongful conviction. Directed by Michael Curtiz, it stars Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean Jagger. Searching for a doctor who can help him get 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--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 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 who wants it--and whose sons were responsible for the man being framed for the fight.
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