After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.
Directed by Raoul Walsh
gunslinger
sheriff
ambush
stolen money
colorado
u.s. marshal
fugitive
on the run
stage coach
double cross
stagecoach robbery
train robbery
money bag
heist gone wrong
escape from jail
colorado territory
stunt riding
female outlaw
loyal wife
blaze of glory
western noir
jailbreak
cowboys and outlaws
marshal western
money heist
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
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
Crew
Raoul Walsh
Director
John Twist
Screenplay
Edmund H. North
Screenplay
Anthony Veiller
Producer
W.R. Burnett
Novel
Charles Horvath
Stunts
Jock Mahoney
Stunt Double
Sidney Cutner
Orchestrator
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
Stockton DavisPRO
7.0★ · 05/22/26
A very enjoyable film. Had plenty of good action and had some good plot twists and turns. And the theme that no matter how hard Wes McQueen tried to escape his past it caught up with him. The character of Colorado was done extremely well. Well the other characters never change she definitely did change. And it turns out that she was the true friend that Wes McQueen was looking for not Juliana. Juliana and Colorado was a beautiful character contrast. But I feel like this film. Even though it was a quite enjoyable film it still had some things that held it back. It took a while for the film to really get going. Besides Colorado there wasn’t much character development. For example I would have really liked to have seen more of the character of Wes Moore bandit partners. Despite that I still enjoyed this film and would recommend it.
A very enjoyable film. Had plenty of good action and had some good plot twists and turns. And the theme that no matter how hard Wes McQueen tried to escape his past it caught up with him. The character of Colorado was done extremely well. Well the other characters never change she definitely did change. And it turns out that she was the true friend that Wes McQueen was looking for not Juliana. Juliana and Colorado was a beautiful character contrast. But I feel like this film. Even though it was a quite enjoyable film it still had some things that held it back. It took a while for the film to really get going. Besides Colorado there wasn’t much character development. For example I would have really liked to have seen more of the character of Wes Moore bandit partners. Despite that I still enjoyed this film and would recommend it.
christy
7.0★ · 03/26/26
A very entertaining western remake of High Sierra. I loved Virginia Mayo in this.
A very entertaining western remake of High Sierra. I loved Virginia Mayo in this.
