Seven Angry Men

Seven Angry Men
Seven Angry Men
Directed by	Charles Marquis Warren
Written by	Daniel B. Ullman
Produced by	Vincent M. Fennelly; Walter Mirisch
Starring	Raymond Massey; Debra Paget; Jeffrey Hunter; Larry Pennell
Cinematography	Ellsworth Fredericks
Edited by	Richard C. Meyer
Music by	Carl Brandt
Production; company	Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Release date	March 27, 1955;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Seven Angry Men is a 1955 American Western film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring Raymond Massey, Debra Paget and Jeffrey Hunter.^[1]

It is about the abolitionist John Brown, particularly his involvement in Bleeding Kansas and his leadership of the Raid on Harpers Ferry. The title refers to Brown and his six sons.

Plot

John Brown is a 19th-century abolitionist. After cutting a bloody swath through Kansas, Brown and his followers take refuge in a warehouse at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, where he meets his own personal Waterloo at the hands of federal troops.

Cast

Raymond Massey as John Brown
Debra Paget as Elizabeth Clark
Jeffrey Hunter as Owen Brown
Larry Pennell as Oliver Brown
Leo Gordon as Martin White
John Smith as Frederick Brown
James Best as Jason Brown
Dennis Weaver as John Brown Jr.
Guy Williams as Salmon Brown
Tom Irish as Watson Brown
James Anderson as Henry Thompson
James Edwards as Ned Green
John Pickard as George Wilson
Smoki Whitfield as Newby
Jack Lomas as Doyle
Robert Simon as Lewis Washington
Richard H. Cutting as Maj. Beckham (uncredited)
Lester Dorr as Henry David Thoreau (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson as Ralph Waldo Emerson (uncredited)
John Lupton as J.E.B. Stuart (uncredited)
Robert Osterloh as Robert E. Lee (uncredited)
Carleton Young as Judge (uncredited)

Production

Raymond Massey had previously played Brown in Santa Fe Trail (1940) and appeared on stage in John Brown's Body.

The planned film was known as John Brown's Raiders. In July 1954 Walter Mirisch announced the film would be one of 15 Allied Artists would make over the next 6 months.^[2] The same month the studio announced that Massey would play Brown.^[3]

Hunter and Paget were borrowed from 20th Century Fox. Filming started in September 1954.^[4]

Reception

The New York Times critic called it a "competent if hardly inspired Allied Artists presentation".^[5]

References

^ SEVEN ANGRY MEN Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 22, Iss. 252, (Jan 1, 1955): 182.
^ Allied Artists Plans Program of 15 Movies Los Angeles Times 2 July 1954: B6.
^ DIZZY DEAN TO TRY HAND AS AN ACTOR: Enters Into Pact to Co-star in Movies and TV Series -- Release of 'Jet Pilot' Is Set By THOMAS M. PRYOR New York Times 08 July 1954: 18.
^ OKLAHOMA!' FILM GETS NEW DANCES: Agnes De Mille Changing the Choreographic Concept for Big-Screen Version By THOMAS M. PRYORSpecial to The New York Times. 18 Sep 1954: 12.
^ H. H. T. (April 2, 1955). "Screen: Misguided Saga; Seven Angry Men' Opens at Palace". The New York Times.

External links

Seven Angry Men at IMDb
Seven Angry Men at the TCM Movie Database
Seven Angry Men at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Archive.org Copy of Film

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[1] SEVEN ANGRY MEN Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 22, Iss. 252, (Jan 1, 1955): 182.

[2] Allied Artists Plans Program of 15 Movies Los Angeles Times 2 July 1954: B6.

[3] DIZZY DEAN TO TRY HAND AS AN ACTOR: Enters Into Pact to Co-star in Movies and TV Series -- Release of 'Jet Pilot' Is Set By THOMAS M. PRYOR New York Times 08 July 1954: 18.

[4] OKLAHOMA!' FILM GETS NEW DANCES: Agnes De Mille Changing the Choreographic Concept for Big-Screen Version By THOMAS M. PRYORSpecial to The New York Times. 18 Sep 1954: 12.

[5] H. H. T. (April 2, 1955). "Screen: Misguided Saga; Seven Angry Men' Opens at Palace". The New York Times.

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