the violent men be a good western . perhaps the story be not an original one big ranch owner dedicate to run out small competitor out of a valley he need for his increase cattle but the film have many ingredient that raise it level and make it worth see . the cast be a highlight . there the reliable glenn ford ( john parrish ) a a former army officer and now one of the small rancher and who try to stay out of trouble until he be push to hard . edward robinson ( lew wilkinson ) be as good as always a the crippled big man and barbara stanwyck ( martha ) play his treacherous wife in one of her usual mean woman roles she deal with easily ( others be in double indemnity and blow wild ) . brian keith ( cole ) do it perfectly a robinson gunman brother and an ambitious man try to take over his brother big ranch no matter what . regular 50 western villain richard jaeckel ( wade mattlock ) be there too and end as usual ( no surprise there ) . dianne foster ( judith wilkinson ) play robinson daughter who do not approve his father and mother and uncle way of handle thing with their neighbor . rudolph mate brings a standard but acceptable direction and perhaps help by beautiful and wide open scenery and a fine and appropriate music score help too . the inevitable final showdown between ford and keith be one of the best in western movie . each man in his own dueling style ( notice ford shoot with his straight arm and aiming at it target in the military way ) settle their difference then and once and for all . this be for sure one of glenn ford best western appearance and second only to the classic 3 represent10 to yuma he make two year later . it probably the cast that put the film a an a rate and and a for me and it enter the top 10 list of the genre .