WesternRomanceDrama

Pursued

- 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.

Release Date : 1947-03-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : United States PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Thor

Original Name : Teresa Wright

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jeb

Original Name : Robert Mitchum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Callum

Original Name : Judith Anderson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Grant

Original Name : Dean Jagger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jake Dingle

Original Name : Alan Hale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adam

Original Name : John Rodney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prentice

Original Name : Harry Carey, Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Sergeant

Original Name : Clifton Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeb, age 11

Original Name : Ernest Severn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adam, age 11

Original Name : Charles Bates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thor, age 10

Original Name : Peggy Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : A Callum

Original Name : Norman Jolley

Gender : Male

Character Name : A Callum

Original Name : Lane Chandler

Gender : Male

Character Name : A Callum

Original Name : Elmer Ellingwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : A Callum

Original Name : Jack Montgomery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman at Trial (uncredited)

Original Name : Erville Alderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman at Trial (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Bacon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudy Bowman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)

Original Name : Virginia Brissac

Gender : Female

Character Name : Drill Master (uncredited)

Original Name : Russ Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juror (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Corbett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)

Original Name : Lester Dorr

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Minister (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Fadden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Harbaugh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minister (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Kunde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Lamont

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adam, age 4 (uncredited)

Original Name : Mickey Little

Gender : Male

Character Name : A Callum (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian MacDonald

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coachman (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Square Dance Caller (uncredited)

Original Name : Sherman Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juryman (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Scardon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Allen D. Sewall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juryman (uncredited)

Original Name : William Sundholm

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben McComber (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddy Waller

Gender : Male

Character Name : General (uncredited)

Original Name : Crane Whitley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coroner (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian Wolfe

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2024-10-12

**_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-