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Run for Cover

  • 1955
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  • 1h 33m
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6.7/10
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James Cagney, John Derek, and Viveca Lindfors in Run for Cover (1955)
DramaWestern

Mistaken for train robbers, Matt Dow and Davey Bishop are shot at by the sheriff and his posse but they are cleared and hired as lawmen.Mistaken for train robbers, Matt Dow and Davey Bishop are shot at by the sheriff and his posse but they are cleared and hired as lawmen.Mistaken for train robbers, Matt Dow and Davey Bishop are shot at by the sheriff and his posse but they are cleared and hired as lawmen.

  • Director
    • Nicholas Ray
  • Writers
    • Winston Miller
    • Harriet Frank Jr.
    • Irving Ravetch
  • Stars
    • James Cagney
    • Viveca Lindfors
    • John Derek
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    1.7K
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    • Director
      • Nicholas Ray
    • Writers
      • Winston Miller
      • Harriet Frank Jr.
      • Irving Ravetch
    • Stars
      • James Cagney
      • Viveca Lindfors
      • John Derek
    • 18User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    James Cagney
    James Cagney
    • Matt Dow
    Viveca Lindfors
    Viveca Lindfors
    • Helga Swenson
    John Derek
    John Derek
    • Davey Bishop
    Jean Hersholt
    Jean Hersholt
    • Mr. Swenson
    Grant Withers
    Grant Withers
    • Gentry
    Jack Lambert
    Jack Lambert
    • Larsen
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    • Morgan
    Ray Teal
    Ray Teal
    • Sheriff
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Scotty
    Trevor Bardette
    Trevor Bardette
    • Paulsen
    John Miljan
    John Miljan
    • Mayor Walsh
    Gus Schilling
    Gus Schilling
    • Doc Ridgeway
    Fred Bailes
      Phil Chambers
      Phil Chambers
      • Morgan's Partner in Bank Robbery
      • (uncredited)
      Frank Cordell
        Bob Folkerson
        • Hughes
        • (uncredited)
        Joe Haworth
        • Larry - Train Guard
        • (uncredited)
        Howard Joslin
          • Director
            • Nicholas Ray
          • Writers
            • Winston Miller
            • Harriet Frank Jr.
            • Irving Ravetch
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          • Trivia
            This is the second of three westerns that Cagney made. The first was "The Oklahoma Kid" (1939) and his third and final one was "Tribute To A Bad Man" (1956).
          • Goofs
            When Mr. Swenson falls off his buckboard, he lands on a rectangular patch of ground obviously prepared in advance for the stunt.
          • Quotes

            Matt Dow: Why don't you stop feeling sorry for yourself? You think you're the only one in the world ever got a raw deal... There's a lot of people in this world who've had a tougher time than you or me. It comes with the ticket. Nobody guarantees you a free ride. The only difference is, most people don't run for cover. They keep right on going, picking up the pieces the best way they can. But you never hear of them. It's the ones who can't take it, like you - the ones looking for a free ride - who cause all the trouble, everywhere.

          • Connections
            Featured in Robert Montgomery Presents: P.J. Martin and Son (1955)
          • Soundtracks
            Run for Cover
            Music by Howard Jackson

            Lyric by Jack Brooks

          User reviews18

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          8/10
          They live by day.
          "Run for cover" occupies a curious place in Nicholas Ray's brilliant filmography.Sandwiched between "Johnny Guitar" and "Rebel without a cause,it suffered accordingly.They say Ray himself disliked it.And however,in "Run for cover" he opened up as he never did before.

          In "knock on any door" ,Ray had already displayed a "father" -"son" relationship between Bogart and John Derek (who takes on here roughly the same kind of part he played at the beginning of the fifties).Ray would reach his peak with the following work ("Rebel" ) where Plato wanted Jim to be his dad and began to think of a new family with his pal and Judy.

          Davey is a tragic character .He seems to be born under a bad sign ,he is known to have a very bad reputation wherever he goes.It's obvious in the scene of the train:whereas Matt (Cagney) wants to give the money back to the town,Davey is thinking of the life he could lead if this loot were his.

          Matt knows that Davey needs someone to become a man .Alone he would walk on crutches .His leg is a transparent metaphor.Maybe he thinks of a new family he would rebuild with Helga (Viceca Lindfords).The relationship between the mature man and the Swede is full of tenderness and human warmth,a permanent feature in Ray's canon (see the lovers of "they live by night" and the teenagers in " Rebel without a cause".Like Jeff in "lusty man",Matt had a raw deal and he wants to make the best of the years which he's still got to live.Jeff will help Wes become a man in the cruel world of rodeo,but it's a different matter with Davey Bishop (what a surname!).

          It's remarkable that violence appears twice after scenes depicting children: the first time when Matt is making a wooden gun for a boy ;the second time in the church as a choir of little boys and girls is singing a canticle to praise the Lord.

          "Rebel without a cause" is probably Ray's most underrated work.Davey remains his most moving character ;without any mawkishness ,the director paints the picture of the rebel with a cause,who cannot understand why he should work for eight dollars a week when there's plenty of money to take.

          The last line is my favorite in any Ray movie.In its own special way,it preserves the viewer from despair.
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          • dbdumonteil
          • Apr 21, 2008

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          • Release date
            • May 14, 1955 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • United States
          • Language
            • English
          • Also known as
            • Colorado
          • Filming locations
            • Aztec Ruins National Monument - 84 County Road 2900, Aztec, New Mexico, USA
          • Production company
            • Pine-Thomas Productions
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          • Gross US & Canada
            • $1,500,000
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 33 minutes
          • Color
            • Color

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