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Writers:
C. Graham Baker (writer)
Teddi Sherman (writer)
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Release Date:
10 January 1949 (Sweden) more
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Plot:
Cowboy Ross McEwen arrives in town. He asks the banker for a loan of $2000. When the banker asks about securing a loan that large... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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A mini Three Godfathers more (10 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Joel McCrea ... Ross McEwen
Frances Dee ... Fay Hollister
Charles Bickford ... Pat Garrett
Joseph Calleia ... Monte Marquez

William Conrad ... Sheriff Egan
Martin Garralaga ... Florencio
Raymond Largay ... Dr. Eldredge
John Parrish ... Frenger

Dan White ... Clint Waters
Davison Clark ... Burnett
Houseley Stevenson ... Anderson
George McDonald ... Winston Boy
Eva Novak ... Mrs. Winston
Sam Flint ... Storekeeper
Forrest Taylor ... Conductor No.2
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
They Passed This Way (UK)
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Runtime:
89 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Western without gunshots. more
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Revealing mistakes: The mail hack was supposed to be leaving at 5 am, but the shadows are from an overhead sun indicating that the scene was filmed around midday. more

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12 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
A mini Three Godfathers, 29 May 2004
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Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

This is one of those independent films that turns into a classic. A previous reviewer had noted that not a shot was fired nor a punch thrown in this western and I ran it again to be sure. Absolutely correct.

Joel McCrea is the prototype strong silent western hero, his Virginian character now moved to the southwest. He's an amiable cuss, not a bad guy, a cowboy down on his luck who needs some quick cash. He robs the bank in a town where down the street, Pat Garrett is giving a speech about law and order. The embarrassed federal marshal, played by Charles Bickford gets together a posse and pursues McCrea across New Mexico.

Along the way, McCrea meets nurse Frances Dee and gambler Joseph Calleia who has a very ambiguous part. Because it's Joseph Calleia whose stock and trade is movie criminals you expect betrayal. Actually Calleia turns out to be McCrea's friend.

When McCrea goes back on the run the plot then turns into a mini-version of Three Godfathers. I won't say any more other than with Joel McCrea as hero, you're not going to be let down.

The film was produced by Harry "Pop" Sherman who was the original producer of the Hopalong Cassidy series. Hoppy was a noble a western hero as you can get and that's what Sherman gives us here.

This is one of the few films that Mr.and Mrs. Joel McCrea did together. And it's a work they can be proud of.

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