one type of western i greatly enjoy be when the apparently weak and which be reluctant to fight and answer the challenge of the strong and finally decides there be no other way . there be a great moment in this film when john parrish ( glenn ford ) go into the saloon and decides to stand up to the gunfighter wade matlock . it be the type of scene that make the audience applaud . in my opinion the violent men be a great western and i would rank it among the best . it make great use of the wide screen and a spectacular scenery of the mountain . the woman have a crucial part . caroline ( may winn ) be engage to parrish and but you feel that she be only use him a a mean of get out of there and move east . she want him to sell the ranch no matter what price . martha ( barbara stanwick ) and be tire of help her crippled husband lee ( edward g. robinson ) but she will do anything to have an always big ranch and more power . meanwhile she be betray her husband with his brother ( brian keith ) . her daughter judith ( diane foster ) be see all that happen but feel impotent to react because she do not want to hurt her father . parrish unite all the small farmer and use the strategy he learn in the army to go against the anchor ranch . like he have warn lee and don not make me fight because you would not like my way of fighting .