WesternDrama

The Man from Colorado

- COLORADO WASN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH...WHEN A WOMAN CAME BETWEEN THEM!

Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to his experiences during the war, and as his behavior becomes more erratic--and violent--his friend desperately tries to find a way to help him.

Release Date : 1948-08-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Col. Owen Devereaux

Original Name : Glenn Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Del Stewart

Original Name : William Holden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caroline Emmet

Original Name : Ellen Drew

Gender : Female

Character Name : Big Ed Carter

Original Name : Ray Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doc Merriam

Original Name : Edgar Buchanan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny Howard

Original Name : Jerome Courtland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Jericho Howard

Original Name : James Millican

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nagel

Original Name : Jim Bannon

Gender : Male

Character Name : York

Original Name : William Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mutton McGuire

Original Name : David Clarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Easy Jarrett

Original Name : Denver Pyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Ray Teal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stagecoach driver

Original Name : Walter Baldwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roger MacDonald (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Andrews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Emile Avery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Bacon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matron (uncredited)

Original Name : Symona Boniface

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Chet Brandenburg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cpl. Dixon (uncredited)

Original Name : James Bush

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Nora Bush

Gender : Female

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Boyd Cabeen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Morris (uncredited)

Original Name : Mikel Conrad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Tex Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Corbett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Art Felix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jones (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Fetherston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Parks (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Graham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy (uncredited)

Original Name : Herman Hack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Powers (uncredited)

Original Name : Myron Healey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmie Horan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Rawson (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian MacDonald

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Kansas Moehring

Gender : Male

Character Name : Citizen (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat O'Malley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Perry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Wanda Perry

Gender : Female

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Easy Jarrett (uncredited)

Original Name : Denver Pyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Parry (uncredited)

Original Name : Craig Reynolds

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier at Dance (uncredited)

Original Name : Cy Schindell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Veteran (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred F. Sears

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : George Sowards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Teal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rebel (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Tornek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Tovey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Blackie Whiteford

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

War can do strange things to a man. The end of the Civil War is nigh and one last pocket of Confederate resistance is holed up at Jacob's Gorge. Knowing their time is up they hoist the white flag in surrender. Union Colonel Owen Devereaux sees the white flag but orders the attack anyway. Returning home with his friend and colleague, Capt. Del Stewart, Devereaux grows ever more erratic by the day, his friends, his loves and all who cross him, are sure to pay if they can't rein in his madness. Starring Glenn Ford as Devereaux and William Holden as Stewart, directed by Henry Levin, The Man from Colorado, from a story by Borden Chase, is an intriguing psychological Western. The story follows the theme of a man ravaged by war and his inability to let go of the anger and mistrust gnawing away at him. Perfectly essayed by Ford as Devereaux (great to see him donning some bad guy boots), the film is rather grim in context. Light on action (no bad thing here at all) it's with the dialogue driven characters that Levin's film really triumphs. Having both become lawmen, it would have been easy for all to just play out a standard oater as the two friends are driven apart by not only their different levels of sanity (Holden's Stewart is an excellent counter point to Ford's blood thirst), but also the love of a good woman (Ellen Drew's petite Caroline Emmet). However, Chase's story has other elements to keep it from ever being formulaic. There's a deep political thread involving power and those entrusted with it, while the treatment of returning soldiers is firmly given prominence. Here the "boys" return after 3 years of being knee deep in blood and bone, to find that their claims are no longer valid. Snaffled by a greedy corporate type, thus as the "boys" look to the law for help?... As a story it has substance of depth, how nice to also find that there are smart technical aspects to harness the screenplay. The Simi Valley location work is fabulous, most appealing. William E. Snyder's cinematography work is top draw, arguably his best work in the Western genre. It's fair to say that even a "c" grade Western can look nice if given a good transfer, but when the Technicolor print is good, you can tell the difference big time, and this piece is first rate. The dusty orange and browns of the scenery fabulously envelopes the blue uniforms, while the green and gold glow lamps are vivid and shine bright as if extra characters in the piece. Even Ford's greying temples have a classy sheen to them, almost belying his characters anger. All Western fans simply must hone into High Definition TV because although we always knew how fabulous these pictures looked, now it's another dimension of rewards unbound. As the finale comes in a blaze of fire welcome to hell!), The Man from Colorado has achieved the two essential Western requirements if it wants to be taken seriously - one is that it looks gorgeous, the other is that it has strong thematics to drive it forward - this has both. Hooray! 8/10