Violent Saturday

April. 01,1955

Rating：

6.9

Genre：

Drama Crime

Keywords：

Amish

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.

Victor Mature as Shelley Martin

Richard Egan as Boyd Fairchild

Stephen McNally as Harper (bank robber)

Virginia Leith as Linda Sherman

Tommy Noonan as Harry Reeves, Bank Manager

Lee Marvin as Dill, Bank Robber

Margaret Hayes as Mrs. Emily Fairchild

J. Carrol Naish as Chapman, Bank Robber

Sylvia Sidney as Elsie Braden

Ernest Borgnine as Stadt, Amish Farmer

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