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The Proud Rebel
UNITED STATES · 1958

The Proud Rebel

Michael Curtiz
redemption father-son relationships frontier justice ranch conflict post-Civil War struggles
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Synopsis

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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