Convinced by rickard to do one last heist, he finds. The film starts with an elderly lady wanting to see her nephew, wes mcqueenjoel mccrea, who is. Released 1949, colorado territory stars joel mccrea, virginia mayo, dorothy malone, henry hull the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The film starts with an elderly lady wanting to see her nephew, wes mcqueenjoel mccrea, who is in jail at the local sheriff. Colorado territoryjoel mccrea, virginia mayo, dorothy malone, henry hull, james mitchell, john archer 1949. Find release information for colorado territory 1949 raoul walsh on allmovie. He doesnt like his new partners except dancehall girl colorado and anyway fancies julie ann newly arrived from the east. Westbound to join his boss who busted him out of jail, wes joel mccrea plays it coy with fellow stage passengers winslow henry hull and daughter julie ann dorothy malone, action ensuing, in raoul walsh s remake of his gangster film high sierra, colorado territory, 1949. The picture and sound quality is good but the only extra is a cratchy trailer. I love that in the golden age, filmmakers could just remake their own films and audiences would go see them. Colorado territory 1949 movie clip the sun travels west airing. Colorado territory 1949 raoul walsh releases allmovie. 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.
This isnt as good as high sierra, but it still has some interesting elements. Leaders in denver had also provisionally governed the area as the jefferson territory between october 24, 1859 and february 28, 1861, though it was never legally recognized by the federal government. On the stage to the colorado territory wes met decent single father fred winslow henry hull and his unhappy pretty daughter julie ann dorothy malone, who have purchased from a real estate agent a ranch never seen and discover theyve been ripped off. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of colorado territory with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Colorado territory is a 1949 western film directed by raoul walsh. Colorado territory 1949 western joel mccrea, virginia. Videos for colorado territory turner classic movies. Watch colorado territory 1949 western joel mccrea, virginia mayo, dorothy malone part 2 dillboris54 on dailymotion. Read the colorado territory movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The colorado territory was carved from existing territories, including the kansas, nebraska, new mexico, and utah territories.
Title map of colorado territory embracing the central gold region contributor names ebert, frederick j. We immediately size up wes mcqueen as a rare kind of criminal hero who wants to change but isnt ashamed of the life hes been leading. Colorado territory 1949 movie clip details of execution. As instructed by his exboss who had him busted out of jail, mcqueen joel mccrea arrives at the hideout where the next job is being planned, colorado virginia mayo the unexpected companion of harris james mitchell and blake john archer, in raoul walsh s colorado. Wes mcqueen joel mccrea, a notorious outlaw has just been released from prison. As instructed by his exboss who had him busted out of jail, mcqueen joel mccrea arrives at the hideout where the next job is being planned, colorado virginia mayo the unexpected companion of harris james mitchell and blake john archer, in raoul walsh s. Colorado territory movie posters from movie poster shop. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing colorado territory near you. Watch colorado territory 1949 western joel mccrea, virginia mayo, dorothy malone part 1 dillboris54 on dailymotion. North and john twist, and based on the novel high sierra by w. Buy colorado territory movie posters from movie poster shop. A mighty, memorable new adventure hurtling out of the heroic vastness of colorado territory western remake of high sierra with joel mccrea taking over the humphrey bogart role. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime.
Colorado territory raoul walshs western remake of his own gangster film high sierra. I watched it recently for the first time and really enjoyed it. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Download full quality poster of colorado territory.
Colorado territory, which was banned in west germany as an example of gangster films which glorify antisocial elements, is a topnotch example of the crossover western, but for one single, if minor, flaw. Colorado territory is a 1949 movie starring joel mccrea. The movie begins with a clever escape from the hangmans noose and proceeds directly to an exciting stage holdup. Several of the classic locations used in films are accessible by passenger car, and make a great day trip for western movie fans. Watch colorado territory online stream full movie directv. Map of colorado territory embracing the central gold. The territory of colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the united states that existed from february 28, 1861, until august 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the union as the state of colorado the territory was organized in the wake of the pikes peak gold rush of 18581861, which brought the first large concentration of white settlement to the region. With colorado territory 1949, director raoul walsh loosely remade his own film high sierra 1941, which had starred humphrey bogart. This is a remake of the gangster film, high sierra, centering on a hardboiled, yet softhearted, dancehall singer who helps redeem an escaped outlaw. Longtime outlaw wesley mcqueen joel mccrea is in a missouri jail, waiting.
Raoul walshs 1941 gangster movie high sierra is here remade by the same director as an excellent western, set in colorado territory in 1871. Colorado territory 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Colorado territory is a film directed by raoul walsh with joel mccrea, virginia mayo, dorothy malone, henry hull, year. Raoul walsh directs colorado territory with his usual nononsense clarity. Outlaw wes mcqueen joel mccrea escapes from jail and travels to a meeting with his old partnerincrime dave rickard basil ruysdael. Read the colorado territory movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. In this episode, the retro movie geek crew is joined by jimmy poole check out more from jimmy here, and theyre geeking out over cannibal. In candor, its not a great movie, but its fun to watch and well worth the 94 minutes. En route, mcqueen dispatches a gang of bandits who try to rob the stagecoach and, in the process, wins the attentions of a young woman dorothy malone with whom hed like to settle down. Colorado territory cast and crew cast photos and info.
The musical 1993 and japanese indians blood and gore trey. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. As many commentators have pointed out, colorado territory is a major improvement over high sierra, a betterthanaverage bogart vehicle marred by john huston tepidly moralizing screenplay. Its not so much that there is no space to begin comparing the two. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. Burnett, the film is about an outlaw who is sprung from jail to help pull one last railroad job. Actionpacked western stars joel mccrea, virginia mayo and oscarwinner dorothy malone. Raoul walshs colorado territory fits somewhere in there as a western that very much has two feet to stand on and the fact it was based off the directors earlier work high sierra, starring bogart and ida lupino, feels nearly inconsequential. Outlaw wes mcqueen is sprung from jail to help pull one last railroad job.
Discover 16 highresolution movie posters of colorado territory western on movieposterdb. Ridgways western movie heritage, to see maps and learn more about major motion pictures filmed in. Raoul walsh, director of the earlier film, returns to helm the remake, doing a grand job on both occasions. The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. Walshs breathtaking use of the landscape especially toward the end in colorado territory makes it more fascinating and exciting work.
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