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6.5/10 • 82

1947-03-051h 41m

WesternDramaRomance

Robert Mitchum fights for the love of three people who want to see him dead...his family.

A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his lovely adoptive sister but his nasty adoptive brother and mysterious uncle want him dead.

Directors
Raoul Walsh
Editors
Christian Nyby

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Teresa Wright

    Teresa Wright

    Thor

  2. Robert Mitchum

    Robert Mitchum

    Jeb

  3. Judith Anderson

    Judith Anderson

    Mrs. Callum

  4. Dean Jagger

    Dean Jagger

    Grant

  5. Alan Hale

    Alan Hale

    Jake Dingle

  6. John Rodney

    John Rodney

    Adam

  7. Harry Carey, Jr.

    Harry Carey, Jr.

    Prentice

  8. Clifton Young

    Clifton Young

    The Sergeant

  9. Ernest Severn

    Ernest Severn

    Jeb, Age 11

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Wuchak

Oct 12, 2024

6/10

Mitchum carries this moody Film Noir Western set in turn-of-the-century New Mexico An adopted son at a ranch (Robert Mitchum) is haunted by something that happened in his childhood as he goes off to fight in the Spanish-American War. Upon his return, he romances Thorley (Teresa Wright) while dealing with the love-hate relationship of his brother (John Rodney). Meanwhile there’s the specter of a one-armed man in the background (Dean Jagger). “Pursued” (1947) is a well-produced B&W Western with a huge reputation and infamously known for being the film Jim Morrison watched the night he perished on July 3, 1971. Mitchum was 29 during shooting and his towering, brooding presence makes the flick worthwhile, along with Raoul Walsh’s Orson Welles-influenced direction. Unfortunately, there’s some bad writing, such as the poorly developed character of Adam, not to mention Thorley’s sudden emotional pendulum swings (Why Sure!). But I like the sad theme of adopted children never being as loved and trusted as biological ones. It runs 1 hour, 41 minutes, and was shot in northwest New Mexico at Gallup and nearby Red Rock Park in Church Rock (the ranch), as well as Warner Bros. Ranch in Calabasas, which is 10 miles west of the Hollywood Sign, plus stuff done at the Burbank studio. GRADE: C+/B-

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
nightmarebrother-in-lawself-defensechildhood traumafilm noirfoster sisterwestern noir