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A former Confederate soldier tries to find a cure for his mute son and a new home in post-Civil War Illinois, where he faces hostility and a feud with a sheep rancher. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this family classic.
- (2.3K)
- Drama, Western
- Michael Curtiz
- 1958-07-01
The Proud Rebel is a 1958 American Technicolor Western film directed by Michael Curtiz, with a screenplay by Joseph Petracca and Lillie Hayward that was based on a story by James Edward Grant. It is the story of a widowed Confederate veteran and his mute son who struggle to make a new life among sometimes hostile neighbors in the Midwest ...
Confederate veteran John Chandler (Alan Ladd) returns from defeat in war to find his home razed, his wife dead and his young son, David (David Ladd), traumatized and rendered mute. Desperate to...
- (1.2K)
- Dennis Schwartz
- Western
- Michael Curtiz
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A rancher tries to raise money to treat his mute son. Cast & Crew. Read More. Michael Curtiz. Director. Alan Ladd. John Chandler. Olivia De Havilland. Linnett Moore. Dean Jagger. Harry Burleigh. David Ladd. David Chandler. Cecil Kellaway. Dr. Enos Davis. Photos & Videos. View All.
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Summaries. A Confederate veteran living in the Yankee North struggles with his son's shock-induced muteness and the Northerners' hatred. With his home burned to the ground, his wife killed, and his 10-year-old son David rendered mute after witnessing the traumatizing incident, former Confederate soldier John Chandler arrives in a small, post ...
John Chard. 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.