Valerie
- IMDb link: 0051149
- IMDb rating: 5.9 (529 votes) Search
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Western
- Director: Gerd Oswald
- Cast: Sterling Hayden, Anita Ekberg, Anthony Steel, Peter Walker and others
- Release date: 1 Aug 1957
- Release year: 1957
- Runtime: 82 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: american civil war, damsel in distress, 19th century, character name as title, forename as title, scene during opening credits, prologue, gunshot, dog, dog barks
Plot
Storyline
After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court where they give conflicting accounts of their marriage.
John Garth (Sterling Hayden) is tried for critically wounding his wife Valerie (Anita Ekberg) and murdering her parents (John Wengraf and Iphigenie Castiglioni.) His testimony is one of disappointment with Valerie, her unfaithfulness with Reverend Blake (Anthony Steel), and the continual nagging by her parents; a combination of events that drove him to violence. From her hospital bed, Valerie testifies of a nightmarish marriage, constant brutality, and an unreasonable suspicion of Reverend Blake, who befriended her in her misery.
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