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Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory

Western · Crime · Romance · 1949

After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.

Movie details

Colorado Territory

“A mighty, memorable new adventure hurtling out of the heroic vastness of Colorado Territory.”

1949 Western · Crime · Romance 1h 34m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Colorado Territory?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Raoul Walsh

Written by

John Twist · Edmund H. North

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Wes McQueen

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Colorado Carson

Dorothy Malone

Dorothy Malone

Julie Ann Winslow

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Fred Winslow

John Archer

John Archer

Reno Blake

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

Duke Harris

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

United States Marshal

Court is in session

Put Colorado Territory on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.