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Pursued - 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.

Pursued (1947)
Director: Raoul Walsh
Writers: Niven Busch
Stars: Teresa Wright, Robert Mitchum, Judith Anderson
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: United States
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 1947 (United States)
Filming Location: Gallup, New Mexico, USA

Synopsis:
After his family is murdered in the 1880s, orphan Jeb Rand (Robert Mitchum) is raised by the Callum family on their nearby horse ranch. He remains haunted by this childhood trauma in a recurring nightmare of flashing spurs and confinement inside a trap door as his family is slaughtered. Widow Callum (Dame Judith Anderson) does her best to make Jeb feel loved as he is growing up, but the young man stubbornly maintains a sense of his own identity. While he has great affection for his foster-sister Thor (Teresa Wright), his relationship with her brother Adam (John Rodney) is tenuous at best, especially when Jeb blames him for shooting a colt that he was riding. Although Mrs. Callum blames the incident on deer hunters, she is aware that the it was actually the attempted murder of the youngster by her brother-in-law Grant (Dean Jagger), a shadowy figure who, for vague reasons, is determined to harm Jeb. Jeb loses a coin flip with Adam, and becomes the designated family volunteer to fight in the Spanish-American War. Jeb returns a hero, but does not find happiness. Although Thor loves him, Adam is resentful about sharing the farm's profits, and the omnipresent, enigmatic Grant remains at the fringes of Jeb's life, waiting for a chance to revenge himself on the young man in some mysterious vendetta as Jeb continues trying to exorcise his demons.

Reviews:
"Do the sins of the parents fall upon the children? That's just one of the questions this brilliant film noir with a western setting asks as the brooding Robert Mitchum recounts his story to his foster sister while waiting for his enemies to attack.

Only a western because of its early 1900's New Mexico setting, "Pursued" is a brilliant example of how writers could cross film genres to make a powerful statement. Like 1950's "The Furies" (which ironically featured the always brilliant Judith Anderson), "Pursued" is an almost Greek tragedy like drama in its view of a family in turmoil. Mitchum doesn't need to speak much to express his lost soul; It is written in his eyes. Wright becomes almost like "Hamlet's" Ophelia as her hatred descends into a seeming madness in her quest for revenge. Anderson, then starring as the vengeful "Medea" on Broadway, utilized every trick in her brilliant acting brain to make this character both lovable and even somewhat sinister. This is no Mrs. Danvers ("Rebecca") or Big Mama ("Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"), and everything she does will keep you riveted, as she always did on screen, even in the most turgid of movies. It makes me wonder how she would have been as the mother in "Mourning Becomes Electra".

While there is one outdoor shot that is obviously a backdrop, everything else technically about this movie is superior. It is a film that seems better with age, and is a must see for fans of the film noir genre as well as those who think that westerns are nothing but cowboys and Indians."

Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Pursued
Australia Pursued
Austria Blutrache
Belgium De vallei der angst(Flemish)
Belgium La vallée de la peur(French)
Brazil Sua Única Saída
Canada Pursued(English)
Canada Pursued(French)
Croatia Progonjen
Denmark Forfulgt
Finland Vainottu
Finland Yksinäinen ratsastaja
France La vallée de la peur
Greece Ston iskio mias kataras(transliterated title)
Greece Στον ίσκιο μιας κατάρας
Hungary Az üldözött
Italy Notte senza fine
Japan 追跡(Japanese)
Mexico Su única salida
Netherlands De wrekende hand
Norway Forfulgt
Poland Ścigany
Portugal Núpcias Trágicas
Romania Urmarit(literal title)
Soviet Union Преследуемый(Russian)
Spain Su única salida(TV Title)
Spain Perseguido
United Kingdom Pursued
United States Pursued
Venezuela Noche sin final
West Germany Späte Rache(new title)
West Germany Verfolgt(TV Title)

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[GeneticVehicle]

I love old westerns. Always have, always will, simple as.

[joselopezmoya]

Robert Mitchum, another HOLLYWOOD ICON.

[Melissa-ptik]

Love western movies and I am a Robert Mitchum fan he is a great actor

[petenorton]

Very strong story for a western. And Mitchum was already a great actor with an amazing screen presence in 1947

[janjerge]

I watched this for Robert Mitchum, whom I adored as a teen. SUCH A HUNK!! I NEVER would have recognized Dean Jagger w/out the cast credits at the end!! Neither his looks nor distinctive voice were developed at the time this was shot!!

[diankreczmer]

Robert Mitcham always a delight and quite the hunk In his day ❤😅

[mrgarner]

Robert Mitchum...I have always enjoyed his movies.
Thank you.

[Stergios]

Thank you very Much Mr Gringo for the movie

[kennethboydsr]

Such a good old movie thanks so much !!!!❤😊

[dlkline]

WOW! Great western movie. Great plot, great acting and great action.

[wingnutwally]

WOW! This is fascinating. This film really brings out Robert Michum's talent.

[AirborneAirAssault]

Good movie, worth watching! Pay attention! Thank you for posting!

[josegirado]

This film doesn't sound a typical western movie because of the title "Pursued" but anyway I decided to play to find out the story. Then the name of the cast came out and saw Robert Mitchum, I haven't watch any of his western movies so I continued watching. At the beginning there's more of drama and less action, I usually get bored already. I still kept going because I was intrigue to find out what's behind Jeb's nightmare and what will be the ending of the movie which turn out to be a better and happy ending. Thank you I enjoyed the movie.

[mtman]

Can backtrack the whole shooting scene to piece it out, same as trailing a wounded deer, from Adam's track following at distance to where the shooting started to where each bullet hit...!
Cut an dried for experienced men to easily backup Mitchums characters decription began at 150yds apart, he had no idea who was shooting at him in the ensuing gunfight...!

[MoJo-eblt]

Kind of a bizarre plot, good music and scenery.

[yevonnehorn]

Thank you for this movie, enjoyed it 😌!

[joselopezmoya]

HARRY CARAY, JR, a solid character actor.

[valiantsfelinesmccarty]

Robert Mitchum, Dean Yeager, Alan Hale! Today's life drama in a '60's film. More the world changes the more it stays the same. Mother's protecting sons lying about the truth in the past and not admitting the sins of their children causing the innocent to pay the cost. Amazing plot twists.

[winonamassingill]

This is labeled a western but it’s also something of a mystery too. Interesting but I can’t understand what’s so wrong with the name of Rand. 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[Deborah_s]

May your journey be filled with laughter.