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The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

While there may be a few cracks in this movie, overall it is a magnificent work. Some of it could have been shot by Ansel Adams. Few of the situations are forced and the script flows without some of the interruptions of irrationality noted in many westerns. The acting is universally excellent and production values are superb,something characteristic of Warner Bros. About the only complaint one may have about the cast is that Virginia Mayo's beauty is not as evident as it should be, for she is, in my opinion, one of the GREAT beauties to ever grace the screen. The twists and turns in this movie keep you in suspense. If you are a fan of the westerns, this one should allow you to exit the theater "justified".

Outlaw Wes McQueen (Joel McCrea) gets sprung from a Missouri jail on the day before he is to be transported to Leavenworth by his old gang who need him for a big train robbery somewhere out in the Colorado Territory. The characters couldn't be more different. McCrae plays the part of an outlaw struggling with his own moral scruples while his partners Duke (James Mitchell) and Reno (John Archer) compete to see who the meanest one is. The presence of Virginia Mayo in this group doesn't make a lot of sense, but her part increases as the film moves along. One of the film's best plot lines is the jealousy that comes to the surface of Reno's character as Mayo's Colorado Carson is clearly taken with the cool McQueen played by McCrae. On the other side of the law is a ruthless and relentless US Marshall played by Morris Ankrum who leads an impressively sized posse out to catch up with and either shoot or hang McQueen. The film zeroes in on treachery and deceit at every opportunity. Dorothy Malone's character is especially memorable.

Interestingly, Joel McCrea has been in two of the very best Westerns ever made...neither of which have the reputation of the big ones we all know. Colorado Territory & Ride The High Country are both films every fan of the genre should see. In Colorado Territory, Virginia Mayo definitely takes the cake for the best babe ever in a Western. She's brave, fiercely loyal & can shoot straight. What more could we want? The script is superior, with some very witty dialog among the gang of crooks and the action scenes are more believable than most. It's worth going out of your way to see.

This remake of Bogarts High Sierra is a good film vehicle. Raoul Walsh is getting more and more respect as a fine film maker years after his efforts. This is a very good film for its era.There are scenes where things get a little choppy but overall the acting by the cast including Henry Hull is very good. Spoiler The ending is much better than most films of the period as the film is willing to kill it's main start at the end of the movie.Rather than ruin it for a new viewer, I'd recommend viewing this film & I think viewers will be pleasantly surprised. The story works well & the film is overall much better than you'd expect. It centers around a train robber (Joel McRae) who breaks out of jail, finds out the love of his life has died, & then is enlisted in trying to make one more big score robbing a train.During this stretch he meets 2 women (Virginia Mayo & Dorothy Malone)who make him forget his dead lover, and who both make different plays for him. I think I will leave it at that & recommend highly this Warner Brothers film.