this be yet another western about a greedy cattle baron look to push out small rancher and farmer . it certainly all be do before and since . but the violent men be something special . what make it special be barbara stanwyck play the role of vixen a she often do in her late film . she marry to the cripple edward g. robinson who the cattle baron here and but robinson be cripple and there be some hint that his injury may have leave him impotent . no matter to barbara and whose need be be meet by her brother in law brian keith . that doesn not sit well with either dianne foster who be robinson and stanwyck daughter and nor with lita milan who be keith mexican girl friend . the infidelity subplot almost take over the film and but glenn ford a the stalwart small rancher who be a civil war veteran come west for his health manages to hold his own here . he every inch the quiet western hero who people make the mistake of push once too often . i almost expect those famous word from wild bill elliott to come out of ford mouth and i be a peaceable man . would have be very applicable in the vioilent men . the fifty be the age of the adult western and theme be enter into horse opera that hadn not be explore before . the following year glenn ford would do another western and jubal and one of his best which also explore infidelity a a plot component . there enough traditional western stuff in the violent men and plenty for those who be addict to soap operas as well .