The Proud and Profane (1956)
A MOVIE OF STARTLING FRANKNESS...!
111 min
In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Howard, in the Battle of Guadalcanal. There, Ashley falls for the gruff, seductive Marine Lt. Col. Colin Buck, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about the reality of Buck's life back home.
- Release date
- June 13, 1956
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- William Holden as Lt. Col. Colin Black
- Deborah Kerr as Lee Ashley
- Thelma Ritter as Kate Connors
- Dewey Martin as Eddie Wodcik
- William Redfield as Chaplain Lt. (J.G.) Holmes
- Ross Bagdasarian as Louie
- Adam Williams as Eustace Press
- Marion Ross as Joan
- Theodore Newton as Bob Kilpatrick
- Richard Shannon as Major
Crew
- George Seaton · Director
- Lucy Herndon Crockett · Writer
- George Seaton · Writer
- William Perlberg · Producer
- Victor Young · Composer
- John F. Warren · Cinematographer
- Alma Macrorie · Editor