Run for Cover (Colorado)

1955

Run for Cover (Colorado)

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Movie Info

James Cagney makes one of his rare forays into the western genre in this exciting actioner. He plays an ex-convict who goes straight is appointed sheriff of a tiny western town. This causes problems with his angry and treacherous young deputy.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Western, Romance
Directed By:

Nicholas Ray
Written By:

William C. Thomas, Winston Miller
On Disc/Streaming:

May 29, 2012
Runtime:

93 minutes
Studio:

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

James Cagney
as Matt Dow

John Derek
as Davey Bishop

Jean Hersholt
as Mr. Swenson

Viveca Lindfors
as Helga Swenson

Grant Withers
as Gentry

Jack Lambert
as Larsen

Ernest Borgnine
as Morgan

Ray Teal
as Sheriff

Irving Bacon
as Scotty

Trevor Bardette
as Paulsen

John Miljan
as Mayor Walsh

Gus Schilling
as Doc Ridgeway

Emerson Treacy
as Bank Manager

Denver Pyle
as Harvey

Henry Wills
as Townsman

Phil Chambers
as Morgan's Partner in Bank Robbery

Harold J. Kennedy
as Devers

Joe Haworth
as Larry

Rocky Shahan

Bob Folkerson

Jack Montgomery

Frank Cordell

Fred Bailes

Howard Joslin

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Critic Reviews for Run for Cover (Colorado)

All Critics (2) | DVD (1)

It's not as obviously masterful as some of Ray's other films, it's at the very least an entertaining horse opera with Cagney close to his best.

Jun 25, 2012 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
Ray endows it with his usual themes of generational conflict and societal injustice, and does a powerful job getting these themes across.

Mar 8, 2011 | Rating: A | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for Run for Cover (Colorado)

Nov 27, 2010

For a film with James Cagney as star and Nicholas Ray as director it seems odd that this film is so little known, at least until you watch it. While the film certainly isn't bad in any way it isn't extraordinary either just a run of the mill western with a good cast. At the time it was probably swept aside by the other releases of the principles that year, Rebel Without a Cause for Ray and Love Me or Leave Me for Cagney both superior films to this. Still for western fans a pleasurable view.

jay n Super Reviewer