
Colorado Territory(1949)
After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last heist.


“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.

Teresa Wright
Thor

Robert Mitchum
Jeb

Judith Anderson
Mrs. Callum

Dean Jagger
Grant

Alan Hale
Jake Dingle

John Rodney
Adam

Harry Carey, Jr.
Prentice

Clifton Young
The Sergeant
Ernest Severn
Jeb, Age 11

Charles Bates
Adam, Age 11
Pursued is a western, drama, romance film released in 1947 exploring themes of nightmare, brother-in-law, self-defense, childhood trauma, film noir, foster sister. Directed by Raoul Walsh, it stars Teresa Wright, Robert Mitchum, Judith Anderson. 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.
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