Raoul Walsh's Colorado Territory (1949) is a cool noir Western starring Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone, Henry Hull and others. I really like its twists and turns, and seamless inclusion of American Indian and Latino/Hispanic characters. Virginia Mayo's character, Colorado Carson, is supposed to be part Indian. McCrea is sort of like the Humprhey Bogart character in High Sierra, a 1941 film also directed by Raoul Walsh; Henry Hull plays a Southerner hoping to make a better life out West; his attractive, disgruntled daughter is played nicely by Dorothy Malone. French title above: La fille du désert.
Henry Hull, Joel McCrea and Dorothy Malone in Colorado Territory publicity shot. What works for you in a Western film?
Today's Rune: Journey.
3 comments:
I have to admit to not being a big fan of the Western genre for some reason. <:\
Don't think I have seen this one.
Definitely for me, I like the kind of spaghetti western setting and format. Once upon a time in the west is my favorite western.
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