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Colorado Territory is a 1949 American Western film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, and Dorothy Malone. Written by Edmund H. North and John Twist, and based on the novel High Sierra by W.R. Burnett, the film is about an outlaw who is sprung from jail to help pull one last railroad job.
In Colorado territory, outlaw Wes McQueen escapes jail to pull a railroad robbery but, upon meeting pretty settler Julie Ann, he wonders about going straight. Western remake of High Sierra with Joel McCrea taking over the Humphrey Bogart role.
- 94 min
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Colorado Territory is a beautiful Western-Noir that, akin to Walsh’s own Pursued, explores the Western’s relationship with death and fate. McQueen is a character who, unlike those in Pursued, sees his end before he sees his second chance.
- Raoul Walsh
Feb 14, 2022 · Colorado Territory – 1949 Walsh. This is an impressive 1949 B-side in for Raoul Walsh, his other 1949 effort was White Heat. Shot in Colorado along with parts of Arizona and New Mexico. This is Walsh so editing and pace are crucial- kineticism is the word. There is a jail escape in the first five minutes, Joel McCrea (as Wes McQueen- great ...
Feb 28, 2019 · A unique “Western noir,” Colorado Territory is actually a remake of the classic 1941 crime film High Sierra (starring Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino), both of which were directed by Raoul Walsh and based on a novel by W. R. Burnett (Little Caesar).
Colorado Territory: Directed by Raoul Walsh. With Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone, Henry Hull. Outlaw Wes McQueen escapes jail to pull a railroad robbery but, upon meeting pretty settler Julie Ann, he wonders about going straight.
