The judge from Colorado
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The judge from Colorado |
| Original title | The Man from Colorado |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1948 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Henry Levin |
| script |
Ben Maddow Robert Hardy Andrews |
| production | Jules Schermer |
| music | George Duning |
| camera | William E. Snyder |
| cut | Charles Nelson |
| occupation | |
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The Judge of Colorado (original title: The Man from Colorado ) is an American western , directed by Henry Levin in 1947 based on a story by Borden Chase . The premiere in Germany took place on August 10, 1951.
action
Towards the end of the American Civil War commands the Unions - Colonel Devereaux, fire on soldiers of the Confederacy to open. He is the only one who, equipped with binoculars , can see that the 100 or so men want to surrender and wave a white flag. However, his best friend Captain Stewart finds out the truth and hides the white flag. After the fight, the Union soldiers received the news that the war was over. At the victory party that follows, Sergeant Howard gets drunk and becomes defiant. Devereaux has him disarmed and placed under arrest. A ball is held in a nearby town, which the soldiers, with the exception of Howard and two guards, attend. Howard can steal a rifle and a horse and escape.
Devereaux and Stewart are discharged from the army. Devereaux is appointed his hometown judge and makes Stewart his marshal. Caroline Emmett decides to get married to Stewart Devereaux instead. Stewart hopes that Caroline's influence will bring Devereaux to his senses in connection with the end of the war. When a survivor of the Confederate massacre appears in town, the one from Devereaux, although already overwhelmed, is shot.
In the meantime, Howard has turned into a rebel. He gathers former soldiers who are angry that during their tenure, which for most of them lasted over three years, their small gold mines were - quite legally - taken over by a mining company. The troop raids an Ed Carter gold mine. Devereaux threatens to hang Howard's brother Johnny if he doesn't reveal Howard's whereabouts. Stewart convinces Howard to come to town to save his brother. But when they arrive, they see Johnny hanged from a tree. Stewart drops his Marshal star and joins Howard's squad.
Caroline reads her husband's diary and realizes he is insane. She takes what she finds to Stewart and Doc Merriam. The angry Devereaux sets half the city on fire to burn it out. There is a showdown between Devereaux and Stewart.
Reviews
"Strongly constructed, but effective Western."
“(Glenn Ford) is dreadfully good in his role. A bit insane like the whole movie. "
“Extraordinary western by Henry Levin, who, three years after the end of the Second World War, dealt with the current issue of psychological damage among war returnees instead of the simple good-versus-evil conflict that was common at the time. With Glenn Ford and William Holden Levin can fall back on real stars, whereby Ford is cast as a psychotic judge against his image of the integrity western hero and Holden as a real hero does not remain morally blameless. "
background
- The film was shot in California, on two ranches.
- The cast of the film was relatively unknown except for Golden Globe winner Glenn Ford (1962) and Oscar winner William Holden (1954).
- Editor Charles Nelson (Oscar 1956), production designer Stephen Goosson, costume designer Jean Louis (Oscar 1957) and musical director Morris Stoloff (Oscars 1945, 1947, 1961) stood out from the film crew .
- Composer Duning can show a very special kind of award. Not only was it nominated five times for an Oscar, it also "won" the Golden Raspberry in 1981 for the worst movie song.
Web links
- The judge of Colorado in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Colorado Judge in the online movie database
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for The Colorado Judge . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2012 (PDF; test number: 18 57V V).
- ↑ The Judge of Colorado. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.wdr.de/tv/kinozeit/070529.phtml