Run for Cover (1955)

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  • RUN FOR COVER


    DIRECTED BY NICHOLAS RAY
    PINE-THOMAS PRODUCTIONS
    PARAMOUNT PICTURES



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    Odd little Western that gets off to a snappy start when a man (Matt Dow) is mistaken as a train robber. After the town's sheriff shoots the kid he's riding with, Dow clears his name and ends up as the new sheriff. He romances a Swedish woman and settles in to a peaceful life only to find that the boy has a few secrets of his own.
    Written by Ed Lorusso


    Cast
    James Cagney ... Matt Dow
    Viveca Lindfors ... Helga Swenson
    John Derek ... Davey Bishop
    Jean Hersholt ... Mr. Swenson
    Grant Withers ... Gentry
    Jack Lambert Jack Lambert ... Larsen
    Ernest Borgnine ... Morgan
    Ray Teal ... Sheriff
    Irving Bacon ... Scotty
    Trevor Bardette ... Paulsen
    John Miljan ... Mayor Walsh
    Gus Schilling ... Doc Ridgeway
    Henry Wills ... Townsman (uncredited)
    and many more...


    Directed
    Nicholas Ray


    Writing Credits
    Winston Miller ... (screenplay)
    Harriet Frank Jr. ... (story) and
    Irving Ravetch ... (story)
    William C. Thomas ... (uncredited)


    Produced
    William H. Pine ... producer
    William C. Thomas ... producer


    Music
    Howard Jackson


    Cinematography
    Daniel L. Fapp ... director of photography (as Daniel Fapp)


    Trivia
    Rereleased in black-and-white.


    Final film of Jean Hersholt.


    This is the second of three westerns that Cagney made. His first western was "The Oklahoma Kid" (1939) and his third and final one was "Tribute To A Bad Man" (1956).


    First of 2 movies titled Run For Cover Viveca Lindfors appeared in, the second, her last movie, was in 1995.


    Goofs
    Errors in geography
    In the soundtrack in Spanish --in Spain distribution, at least-- the Swensons are throughout referred to as Swiss people, and their country of origin as Switzerland.


    Revealing mistakes
    When Mr. Swenson falls off his buckboard, he lands on a rectangular patch of ground obviously prepared in advance for the stunt.


    Memorable Quotes


    Filming Locations
    Aztec Ruins National Monument - 84 County Road 2900, Aztec, New Mexico, USA
    Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway, Durango, Colorado, USA
    Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)
    Silverton, Colorado, USA
    Bloomfield, New Mexico, USA
    Aztec, New Mexico, USA
    Durango, Colorado, USA
    Hesperus, Colorado, USA

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

  • Run for Cover is a 1955 western film directed by
    Nicholas Ray and starring James Cagney, Viveca Lindfors, John Derek,
    and in his final film, Jean Hersholt.
    Distributed by Paramount Pictures, this film was made in VistaVision.



    User Review


    James Cagney looks upon John Derek as a son
    28 May 2016 | by msroz (United States)

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England