Member Review The Proud Rebel (1958)

[Championhilz]

I watched an interesting Civil War related film last night, "Proud Rebel" from 1958. It starred Alan Ladd as a former Confederate soldier who moved north after the war seeking medical help for his son. The child in the movie stopped speaking after he was traumatized by witnessing the death of his mother during the battle of Atlanta. The movie co-starred Olivia de Havilland as a kindly local farmer who took in the father and son after they ran into trouble. "Proud Rebel" can be viewed for free on YouTube:

I enjoyed this movie very much, as it touched on a topic not often seen in Civil War films: the psychological damage done to the children who witnessed the war.

 

[East Tennessee Roots]

I watched an interesting Civil War related film last night, "Proud Rebel" from 1958. It starred Alan Ladd as a former Confederate soldier who moved north after the war seeking medical help for his son. The child in the movie stopped speaking after he was traumatized by witnessing the death of his mother during the battle of Atlanta. The movie co-starred Olivia de Havilland as a kindly local farmer who took in the father and son after they ran into trouble. "Proud Rebel" can be viewed for free on YouTube:

I enjoyed this movie very much, as it touched on a topic not often seen in Civil War films: the psychological damage done to the children who witnessed the war.

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My great-grandfather, James Linville Land (1851-1929), was barely in his teens with six younger siblings along with his mother when his father, (my avatar), was conscripted into the Confederate Army in Feb.1864. He died 20 years before I was born, but as I was getting into genealogy I had the opportunity to ask older aunts (my dad's sisters) and their cousins about their memories of their grandpa. They all agreed he was very strict with them, especially the females. He would hardly let them out of his site. He was the man of the house in the last year of the war that included Stoneman's Raid. The mountains of Western NC were a haven for deserters from both armies. His father didn't return until June-July 1865. I've often wondered what his young eyes saw and what he experienced. All agreed he had no use for Yankees, Republicans, and any People of Color.

 

[donna]

I have seen this movie years ago. It was on TV. I did enjoy it.

 

[Sowbelly and Hardtack]

Another Alan Ladd classic!