The Proud and Profane
1956 · 111 min · Drama, RomanceNR
A MOVIE OF STARTLING FRANKNESS...!
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.
- Director
- George Seaton
- Writers
- Lucy Herndon Crockett, George Seaton
- Released
- June 13, 1956
- Language
- English
Cast
William Holden
Lt. Col. Colin Black
Deborah Kerr
Lee Ashley
Thelma Ritter
Kate Connors
Dewey Martin
Eddie Wodcik
William Redfield
Chaplain Lt. (jg) Holmes
Ross Bagdasarian
Louie
Adam Williams
Eustace Press
Marion Ross
Joan
Theodore Newton
Bob Kilpatrick
Richard Shannon
Major
Peter Hansen
Lieutenant (jg) Hutchins
Ward Wood
Sergeant Chester Peckinpaugh
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