Ride a Violent Mile

Ride a Violent Mile
Ride a Violent Mile
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Marquis Warren
Screenplay by	Eric Norden
Story by	Charles Marquis Warren
Produced by	Robert Stabler
Starring	John Agar; Penny Edwards; John Pickard; Bing Russell; Richard Shannon; Charles H. Gray
Cinematography	Brydon Baker
Edited by	Leslie Vidor
Music by	Raoul Kraushaar
Production; companies	Regal Films Inc; Emirau Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	November 24, 1957;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Ride a Violent Mile is a 1957 American Western film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and written by Eric Norden. The film stars John Agar, Penny Edwards, John Pickard, Bing Russell, Richard Shannon and Charles H. Gray. The film was released on November 24, 1957, by 20th Century Fox.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

A stranger in town, Jeff Donner, intervenes when dancehall girl Susan Crowley is accosted by two men. He then discovers a man's mortally wounded body, listens to his last words, then is arrested for murder by Thorne, the new marshal.

Susan helps him get away and confides to Donner that she is actually a Union Army undercover operative. She says the dead man was to deliver a coded message to her, but was killed while she was being roughed up by the two cowboys. Donner repeats what the man said, which Susan is to pass along to a Cavalry officer. A man named Norman murders the officer and pretends to be him, then takes Susan captive.

Donner, discovering that the man's coded message involves a Confederate plot to rustle cattle and seize advantageous land, confronts Thorne, who's in league with the rebels. He is successful and rescues Susan as well.

Cast

John Agar as Jeff Donner
Penny Edwards as Susan Crowley
John Pickard as Marshal James Thorne
Bing Russell as Corporal Norman
Richard Shannon as Sam
Charles H. Gray as Dory
Sheb Wooley as Jonathan Long
Rush Williams as Edwards
Richard Gilden as Francisco Gomez
Rocky Shahan as Outlaw

Production

The film was produced by Charles Marquess Warren's Emirau Productions.^[4]

Filming started in June 1957.^[5]

References

^ "Ride a Violent Mile (1957) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
^ Hal Erickson (2016). "Ride-a-Violent-Mile – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
^ "Ride a Violent Mile". Afi.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
^ Schallert, E. (January 31, 1957). "Travers scripts own starring film; 'million dollar answer' slated". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167022075.
^ Schallert, E. (June 12, 1957). "India now beckoning wayne; new cinerama of pacific deal sealed". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167155108.

External links

Ride a Violent Mile at IMDb

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[1] "Ride a Violent Mile (1957) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

[2] Hal Erickson (2016). "Ride-a-Violent-Mile – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

[3] "Ride a Violent Mile". Afi.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

[4] Schallert, E. (January 31, 1957). "Travers scripts own starring film; 'million dollar answer' slated". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167022075.

[5] Schallert, E. (June 12, 1957). "India now beckoning wayne; new cinerama of pacific deal sealed". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167155108.

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