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The Road to Denver

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The Road to Denver
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Kane
Screenplay byHorace McCoy
Allen Rivkin
Produced byJoseph Kane
StarringJohn Payne
Mona Freeman
CinematographyReggie Lanning
Edited byRichard L. Van Enger
Music byR. Dale Butts
Color processTrucolor
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • June 15, 1955 (1955-06-15)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Road to Denver is a 1955 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane starring John Payne, Mona Freeman, Lee J. Cobb, Ray Middleton and Skip Homeier.[1][2][3] The supporting cast features Lee Van Cleef, Andy Clyde, Glenn Strange and Emory Parnell.

Plot

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Bill Mayhew is constantly getting his wild younger brother Sam out of trouble, even serving a prison sentence in Sam's place once. Because of their reputation, the brothers change names and head their separate ways.

Bill lands a job with John Sutton, a livery stable owner, and is attracted to Sutton's daughter, Elizabeth. He likes Sutton's idea of starting a stagecoach line to Denver, and intends to go along on the stage's first journey, guarding a shipment of gold.

Sam turns up and is hired by saloonkeeper Jim Donovan, who wants to control all businesses, Sutton's included. When he deduces they are brothers, Donovan pretends to hold Sam hostage until Bill brings him the gold. Bill double-crosses him and makes sure the gold is safe. Sam, feeling his brother a fool, demands a showdown. Bill outdraws him, shoots the gun from his hand, then turns his back. Sam finally reforms, even becoming a stagecoach driver for Sutton.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "The Road to Denver (1955) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "The-Road-to-Denver - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Road to Denver". Afi.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
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