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{{Short description|1955 film by Charles Marquis Warren}}
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| name = Seven Angry Men
| name = Seven Angry Men
| image = File:Seven Angry Men.jpg
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| producer = [[Vincent M. Fennelly]]<br>[[Walter Mirisch]]
| producer = [[Vincent M. Fennelly]]<br>[[Walter Mirisch]]
| writer = [[Daniel B. Ullman]]
| writer = [[Daniel B. Ullman]]
| based on =
| based_on =
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Raymond Massey]]<br>[[Debra Paget]]<br>[[Jeffrey Hunter]]<br>[[Larry Pennell]]
| starring = [[Raymond Massey]]<br>[[Debra Paget]]<br>[[Jeffrey Hunter]]<br>[[Larry Pennell]]
| music = [[Carl Brandt (composer)|Carl Brandt]]
| music = [[Carl Brandt (composer)|Carl Brandt]]
| cinematography = Ellsworth Fredericks
| cinematography = [[Ellsworth Fredericks]]
| editing = [[Richard C. Meyer]]
| editing = [[Richard C. Meyer]]
| studio = Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
| studio = Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
| distributor = [[Allied Artists Pictures Corporation]]
| distributor = [[Allied Artists Pictures Corporation]]
| released = {{Film date|1955|3|27}}
| released = {{Film date|1955|3|27}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
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'''''Seven Angry Men''''' is a 1955 American [[historical film|historical]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Charles Marquis Warren]] and starring [[Raymond Massey]], [[Debra Paget]] and [[Jeffrey Hunter]].
'''''Seven Angry Men''''' is a 1955 American [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[Charles Marquis Warren]] and starring [[Raymond Massey]], [[Debra Paget]] and [[Jeffrey Hunter]].<ref>SEVEN ANGRY MEN Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 22, Iss. 252, (Jan 1, 1955): 182.</ref>


It is about the abolitionist [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]], particularly his involvement in [[Bleeding Kansas]] and his leadership of the [[John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry|Raid on Harpers Ferry]] The title refers to Brown and his six sons.
It is about the abolitionist [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]], particularly his involvement in [[Bleeding Kansas]] and his leadership of the [[John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry|Raid on Harpers Ferry]]. The title refers to Brown and his six sons.


==Plot summary==
==Plot==
John Brown ([[Raymond Massey]]) is a controversial 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 [[Battle of Waterloo|Waterloo]] at the hands of federal troops.
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 [[Battle of Waterloo|Waterloo]] at the hands of federal troops.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Leo Gordon]] as Martin White
* [[Leo Gordon]] as Martin White
* [[John Smith (actor)|John Smith]] as Frederick Brown
* [[John Smith (actor)|John Smith]] as Frederick Brown
* [[James Best]] as Jason Brown
* [[James Best]] as [[Jason Brown (abolitionist)|Jason Brown]]
* [[Dennis Weaver]] as John Brown Jr.
* [[Dennis Weaver]] as [[John Brown Junior|John Brown Jr.]]
* [[Guy Williams (actor)|Guy Williams]] as Salmon Brown
* [[Guy Williams (actor)|Guy Williams]] as [[Salmon Brown]]
* Tom Irish as Watson Brown
* Tom Irish as [[watson Brown (abolitionist)|Watson Brown]]
* [[James Anderson (American actor)|James Anderson]] as Henry Thompson
* [[James Anderson (American actor)|James Anderson]] as Henry Thompson
* [[James Edwards (actor)|James Edwards]] as Ned Green
* [[James Edwards (actor)|James Edwards]] as Ned Green
* [[John Pickard (American actor)|John Pickard]] as George Wilson
* [[John Pickard (American actor)|John Pickard]] as George Wilson
* Smoki Whitfield as Newby
* [[Smoki Whitfield]] as Newby
* Jack Lomas as Doyle
* Jack Lomas as Doyle
* [[Robert F. Simon|Robert Simon]] as [[Lewis Washington]]
* [[Robert F. Simon|Robert Simon]] as [[Lewis Washington]]
* Richard H. Cutting as [[Robert Franklin Beckham|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)
* [[John Lupton]] as [[J.E.B. Stuart]] (uncredited)
* [[Robert Osterloh]] as [[Robert E. Lee]] (uncredited)
* [[Robert Osterloh]] as [[Robert E. Lee]] (uncredited)
* [[Carleton Young]] as [[Richard Parker (congressman)|Judge]] (uncredited)

==Production==
Raymond Massey had previously played Brown in ''[[Santa Fe Trail (film)|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.<ref>Allied Artists Plans Program of 15 Movies
Los Angeles Times 2 July 1954: B6.</ref> The same month the studio announced that Massey would play Brown.<ref>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.</ref>

Hunter and Paget were borrowed from 20th Century Fox. Filming started in September 1954.<ref>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.</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of American films of 1955]]
*[[List of American films of 1955]]
*[[List of films featuring slavery]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0048602}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0048602}}
* {{amg movie|109534}}
* {{allMovie title|109534}}
* {{tcmdb title|id=26659}}
* {{TCMDb title|id=26659}}
* {{AFI film|id=53696|title=Seven Angry Men}}
* {{AFI film|id=53696|title=Seven Angry Men}}
* [https://archive.org/details/SevenAngryMen Archive.org Copy of Film]


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Seven Angry Men
Directed byCharles Marquis Warren
Written byDaniel B. Ullman
Produced byVincent M. Fennelly
Walter Mirisch
StarringRaymond Massey
Debra Paget
Jeffrey Hunter
Larry Pennell
CinematographyEllsworth Fredericks
Edited byRichard C. Meyer
Music byCarl Brandt
Production
company
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Distributed byAllied Artists Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • March 27, 1955 (1955-03-27)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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Production

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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

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

See also

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References

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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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