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Colorado Territory

  • 19491949
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Virginia Mayo and Joel McCrea in Colorado Territory (1949)
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.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Raoul Walsh
  • Writers
    • John Twist
    • Edmund H. North
    • W.R. Burnett(novel "High Sierra")
  • Stars
    • Joel McCrea
    • Virginia Mayo
    • Dorothy Malone
Top credits
  • Director
    • Raoul Walsh
  • Writers
    • John Twist
    • Edmund H. North
    • W.R. Burnett(novel "High Sierra")
  • Stars
    • Joel McCrea
    • Virginia Mayo
    • Dorothy Malone
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    Virginia Mayo and Joel McCrea in Colorado Territory (1949)
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    Joel McCrea
    Joel McCrea
    • Wes McQueenas Wes McQueen
    Virginia Mayo
    Virginia Mayo
    • Colorado Carsonas Colorado Carson
    Dorothy Malone
    Dorothy Malone
    • Julie Ann Winslowas Julie Ann Winslow
    Henry Hull
    Henry Hull
    • Fred Winslowas Fred Winslow
    John Archer
    John Archer
    • Reno Blakeas Reno Blake
    James Mitchell
    James Mitchell
    • Duke Harrisas Duke Harris
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • United States Marshalas United States Marshal
    Basil Ruysdael
    Basil Ruysdael
    • Dave Rickardas Dave Rickard
    Frank Puglia
    Frank Puglia
    • Brother Tomasas Brother Tomas
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    • Homer Wallaceas Homer Wallace
    Harry Woods
    Harry Woods
    • Pluthneras Pluthner
    Houseley Stevenson
    Houseley Stevenson
    • Prospectoras Prospector
    Carl Andre
    • Stage Driveras Stage Driver
    • (uncredited)
    George Bell
    George Bell
    • Deputyas Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Blake
    Oliver Blake
    • Wells Fargo Agentas Wells Fargo Agent
    • (uncredited)
    Monte Blue
    Monte Blue
    • U.S. Marshalas U.S. Marshal
    • (uncredited)
    Ben Corbett
    Ben Corbett
    • Posse Memberas Posse Member
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Daley
    • Firemanas Fireman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Raoul Walsh
    • Writers
      • John Twist
      • Edmund H. North
      • W.R. Burnett(novel "High Sierra") (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      "Colorado Territory" is a remake of the same director's 1941 film High Sierra (1941) with a Western setting.
    • Goofs
      At 37:00, McQueen goes to visit his old partner. He sits down at a table with him and takes out a pouch of tobacco and rolling paper. He opens the pouch and sprinkles tobacco onto the paper, then pulls the drawstring on the tobacco pouch with his teeth and throws the pouch on the table. Seconds later, in the next scene, the pouch is back in his hand and he repeats the same process.
    • Quotes

      Wes McQueen: It reminds me of a little heist we planned in west Kansas about five or six years ago. One fella was smooth and slippery. The other was green and gabby. The third was just plain mean, from the top of his head to his boot heel. The next thing we know, there was a boxcar of soldiers coupled to that train. Too bad we never knew which one sent word to the soldiers. It would have been better for the other two if we had. Their monuments are right outside Boxville, Kansas. The prettiest little Bone Orchard you've ever seen. Little stone angels watching them.

    • Connections
      Featured in Century of Cinema: A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

    User reviews48

    Review
    Top review
    One More Heist
    Just one, before our aging outlaw's final retirement and start of a new life.

    But there are complications--crafty colleagues, traitor accomplices and--women.

    One woman turns out to be helpful, the other merely selfish. But that's just the start of our antihero's problems.

    It's a Raoul Walsh film, and by golly, if any director knew how to make a movie move, it's Walsh. Made the same year as his classic, "White Heat," this western also ends with an "On Top o' the World" finale.

    Joel McCrea is an intriguing actor. A sort of neutral entity that could be cast in any kind of role and come off looking and sounding natural and acceptable. No one ever especially went to see, nor stayed away from a picture because of him. He was just there, always doing a dependable job. And what an array of fine directors used him.

    Likewise, Virginia Mayo is a solid pro, and this role allows her more opportunity than merely being decorative. Her character work is most convincing.

    Taking what could have been a routine script, Walsh turns it into a picture that, once one starts watching, one cannot stop till the end. It moves, surprises and stimulates.

    Some directors just have it, and Walsh is clearly strutting his stuff in "Colorado Territory."
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    • Oct 4, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 11, 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • North of the Rio Grande
    • Filming locations
      • Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Colorado, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,224,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,755
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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