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Vengeance Valley

Play trailer Poster for Vengeance Valley Released Feb 16, 1951 1h 23m Western Play Trailer Watchlist
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Adopted by the wealthy rancher Arch Strobie, orphan Owen Daybright (Burt Lancaster) grows to be a respectable foreman on Strobie's ranch. Strobie's natural son, Lee (Robert Walker), is jealous of Owen and finally finds a way to undermine his upstanding brother. When Lee conceives an illegitimate child with Lily Fasken (Sally Forrest), who refuses to name him as the father, he tells her revenge-minded brothers that Owen is to blame, hoping they'll take his half-brother out of the picture.

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Bob Thomas Associated Press It is no Red River or Stagecoach, but it offers a strong plot and some excellent scenery and action. Aug 6, 2019 Full Review Bosley Crowther New York Times All this talk may tend to slow Vengeance Valley down to a gentle trot at times, but on the whole the picture is a creditable entertainment. Mar 25, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 14, 2005 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's Manhattan-born Burt Lancaster's first western, and he proves he can ride tall in the saddle. Rated: B- Mar 15, 2005 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 3/5 Aug 22, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Only entertaining for Lancaster. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review Audience Member Really good one right here thank you like it to James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas March 21, 2023 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A cattle baron has as son Lee Strobie (Robert Walker) and an adopted son Owen Daybright (Burt Lancaster). Lee who is married fathers his mistress's child, and the blame falls on Owen to save grace because Lee is married. Lee and Owen lead a cattle drive when Owen learns that Lee has double-crossed all of his family members. The final showdown is rather uneventful, which is surprising since it stars Burt Lancaster. Lancaster was solid, but not powerful as usual. When you have Burt Lancaster and Robert Walker in it I just expected more. The name Vengeance Valley is rather confusing because there wasn't any revenge, but instead it is about hostile sibling relations that eventually boil over. It is worth a watch but overall disappointing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Burt Lancaster is let-down somewhat by a b-movie cast, and it shows at times. The story is pretty average too. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Montana is cattle country; therefore, you will see thousands of cattle. Wow! Lancaster is new to horseback riding in this movie, but by the time he makes Vera Cruz he is an expert. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Not necessarily a lancaster fan or a western fan, but this was on amc Thanksgiving morning and I was hooked. Felt like i was a fly on the hitching post, privy to cowboy decency & justice. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Richard Thorpe

Director

Burt Lancaster

Owen Daybright

Robert Walker

Lee Strobie

Joanne Dru

Jen Strobie

Sally Forrest

Lily Fasken

John Ireland

Hub Fasken

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Synopsis Adopted by the wealthy rancher Arch Strobie, orphan Owen Daybright (Burt Lancaster) grows to be a respectable foreman on Strobie's ranch. Strobie's natural son, Lee (Robert Walker), is jealous of Owen and finally finds a way to undermine his upstanding brother. When Lee conceives an illegitimate child with Lily Fasken (Sally Forrest), who refuses to name him as the father, he tells her revenge-minded brothers that Owen is to blame, hoping they'll take his half-brother out of the picture.
Director
Richard Thorpe
Producer
Nicholas Nayfack
Screenwriter
Luke Short, Irving Ravetch
Distributor
Liberty Home Video, Reel Media International [us], Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 16, 1951, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 23m
Sound Mix
Mono
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