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Run for Cover

Run for Cover

1955Movie⏱️ 1h 33mApproved
AdventureDramaWestern
6.7
IMDB Rating
1,995 votes

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
Release Date
May 14, 1955
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

James Cagney
James Cagney
as Matt Dow
Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors
as Helga Swenson
John Derek
John Derek
as Davey Bishop
Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt
as Mr. Swenson
Grant Withers
Grant Withers
as Gentry
Jack Lambert
Jack Lambert
as Larsen
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
as Morgan
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
as Sheriff
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
as Scotty
Trevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette
as Paulsen

💰 Box Office

$1,500,000
Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Colorado, USA
Production
Pine-Thomas Productions

🏷️ Keywords

classical westernangershootingdeceptionhorseback riding

🎯 Categories

Classical WesternAdventureDramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Adequate Star Western beautifully photographed!
by Nazi_Fighter_David2000-11-25
7/10

"Nicholas Ray will be remembered for "The Lusty Men," "Johnny Guitar," "Run for Cover," and "The True Story of Jesse James." With a slight echo of "High Noon," the film is Cagney's first Western, shot in stunning Technicolor and VistaVision, since Lloyd Bacon's "Oklahoma Kid" in 1939... Cagney was beginning to show his age, but his performance is colorful as always... It is interesting to remark that Grant Withers whom Cagney had supported in his film debut ("Sinner's Holiday," 1930) and his third movie (&qu..."

💡 Did You Know?

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).

📖 Synopsis

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.