The man from colorado is a 1949 american technicolor westernpsychological drama film directed by henry levin and produced by jules schermer for columbia pictures. The man from colorado 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. What the film suggests is that his instability is connected to his experiences in the war. The man from colorado 1948 directed by henry levin. The man from colorado is a 1949 american technicolor westernpsychological drama film directed by henry levin and produced by jules schermer for. The man from colorado glenn ford william holden ellen drew 1948 a homicidal civil war colonel glenn ford turns federal judge, with his former aide as marshal william holden. Ellen drew and glenn ford in the 1948 american film the man from. The man from colorado 1948 henry levin, glenn ford, william holden, ellen drew, romance, western july 6, 2017 two friends return home after their discharge from the. Ford stars as a sadistic civil war veteran, teetering on the brink of insanity, who has been killing for the sheer joy of it, even after the official battles cease. The man from colorado1948 is one of the first noiradult westerns of the postwar period. With glenn ford, william holden, ellen drew, ray collins.
Yet his fragile psyche stands out in just about every scene. But it also leaves open other interpretations, such as his possible political and social ambitions. At the end of the civil war, two friends return home to colorado and one of them has changed. Many of the themes examined in this film were affecting the veterans of that brutal war. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Man from colorado, the 1948 movie clip everything free airing. During the american civil war a confederate officer who is also a captain in the union cavalry is keeping federal troops in the colorado territory from reinforcing their armies in the east by forming an alliance of secessionists, outlaws, and opportunists as well as arming hostile indians. The man from colorado was released in 1948, just three short years since the end of wwii. In the man from colorado 1948, a western made at the height of the film noir era, two soldiers, played by glenn ford and william holden, return home to colorado from an earlier war the civil war. In this film, glenn ford plays a seriously disturbed civil war vet who kills because he enjoys killing. Owen devereaux glenn ford leads a small detachment of volunteers in colorado. And only one man stands between them in this powerful western featuring two of hollywoods greatest leading men. Ellen drew and glenn ford in the 1948 american film the man from colorado, directed by henry levin. Celebrating the end of the civil war in fictional yellow mountain, colorado, captain stewart william holden in a hurry to see caroline ellen drew who is also the object of the affection of his friend and superior colonel devereaux glenn ford, early in the man from.
The man from colorado 2008 in colorado at the end of the civil war, col. Unable to send more reinforcements, the united states secret service sends one man, military. The man from colorado1948 is one of the first noiradult westerns of the post war period. The man from colorado 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. William holden and glenn ford in the man from colorado 1948 glenn ford in the man. Ford becomes a federal judge and appoints holden as marshal.
My brother and i began shooting the movie while in high school and completed the film shortly after senior year. The man from colorado 1948 henry levin, glenn ford. To the ends of the earth is a 1948 american crime film noir directed by robert stevenson and written by sidney buchman and jay richard kennedy. Watch the man from colorado now on your favorite device. At the end of the civil war, two friends return home to colorado and.
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