Rudolph Maté may not rank among top directors like Wyler, Zinnemann, Hitchcock, Wilder, Ford, and a few lesser ones, but there is no denying the consistent cinematographic and acting quality that informs his films.
In this case, Heston and Baxter had recently completed Cecil B. De Mille's THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, in which they had hardly spoken to each other, in contrast with what happens in THREE VIOLENT PEOPLE, where they engage in so much verbal and physical exchanges that they become pregnant. Heston moves from restrained to hammy toward the end. Baxter portrays as sly a female as any she had done and would do, Their dialogue is quite sharp and often funny.
Tryon, Heston's one-armed brother and bandit, posts possibly his career's finest performance.
Gilbert Roland also deserves plaudits as the comparatively humane BAR S ranch foreman.
While THREE VIOLENT PEOPLE might not rate memorable, it deserves watching. 7/10.
In this case, Heston and Baxter had recently completed Cecil B. De Mille's THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, in which they had hardly spoken to each other, in contrast with what happens in THREE VIOLENT PEOPLE, where they engage in so much verbal and physical exchanges that they become pregnant. Heston moves from restrained to hammy toward the end. Baxter portrays as sly a female as any she had done and would do, Their dialogue is quite sharp and often funny.
Tryon, Heston's one-armed brother and bandit, posts possibly his career's finest performance.
Gilbert Roland also deserves plaudits as the comparatively humane BAR S ranch foreman.
While THREE VIOLENT PEOPLE might not rate memorable, it deserves watching. 7/10.