Colorado Territory (1949)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Raoul Walsh

Writers:

Edmund H. North (writer)
John Twist (writer)

Release Date:

11 June 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Outlaw Wes McQueen is sprung from jail to help pull one last railroad job. He doesn't like his new partners...

Plot Keywords:

Outlaw | Train Robbery | Train | Posse | Remake By Original Director

Cast

Joel McCrea	...	Wes McQueen
Virginia Mayo	...	Colorado Carson
Dorothy Malone	...	Julie Ann Winslow
Henry Hull	...	Fred Winslow
John Archer	...	Reno Blake
James Mitchell	...	Duke Harris
Morris Ankrum	...	United States Marshal
Basil Ruysdael	...	Dave Rickard ('The Old Man')
Frank Puglia	...	Brother Tomas
Ian Wolfe	...	Homer Wallace
Harry Woods	...	Pluthner
Houseley Stevenson	...	Prospector

Also Known As:

North of the Rio Grande (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved | Sweden:15 | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Gallup, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: A cigarette string in Wes McQueen's front pocket changes shape, position and then disappears altogether.

Quotes:

United States Marshal: Span out and we'll corral him in the Canyon of the Dead. First man that spots him, give the signal - three shots. And we'll tighten the cinch on him.

Movie Connections:

Version of High Sierra (1941)

A remake of a film that just didn't need remaking--but it's still worth a look

HIGH SIERRA was an exceptional Bogart film and it helped to make him a bonafied star. However, like Hollywood tended to do in the 30s and 40s, they remade this film less than a decade later! However, considering how good HIGH SIERRA was, Colorado TERRITORY can't help but come up a bit short even if it is still a good film.

Joel McCrea gets the unenviable task of repeating Bogie's role, though in this case the film is set in the Old West. The plot is basically the same and everyone associated with the film did a fine job--but I still am asking why bother remaking such a good film? It's worth seeing, but unless you are a huge Western or McCrea fan, it's skip-able.

By the way, in an unusual move, director Raoul Walsh was at the helm of the original AND this re-make.