The Proud and Profane
movie
A MOVIE OF STARTLING FRANKNESS...!
Released June 13, 1956
Overview
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.
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. (jg) Holmes
Ross Bagdasarian
as
Louie
Adam Williams
as
Eustace Press
Marion Ross
as
Joan
Theodore Newton
as
Bob Kilpatrick
Richard Shannon
as
Major
Peter Hansen
as
Lieutenant (jg) Hutchins
Ward Wood
as
Sergeant Chester Peckinpaugh
