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      Run for Cover

      Released May 14, 1955 1 hr. 33 min. Western List
      Reviews 70% 50+ Ratings Audience Score An ex-convict drifter (James Cagney) and his flawed young partner (John Derek) are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town. Read More Read Less

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      Matthew D Before John Derek was a hack-director, he was actually a fine actor. Par him with Edward G. Robinson and director Nicholas Ray and you got yourself a classic. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/10/21 Full Review Audience Member Its Average. Cagney had seen his better days pass. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/06/18 Full Review Audience Member Not a bad western. Interesting story and characters. Keeps you guessing Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member James Cagney Western, ð??? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member A good movie great sound effects whould have bean neat to see in 3 d. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member A very watchable moralistic western with James Cagney's presence being key to its success. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Grant Watson Fiction Machine It lacks a bit of what the industry used to describe as ‘giddyup action’, but it has stronger than expected depth and character in return. Rated: 7/10 Jan 25, 2024 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid It's not as obviously masterful as some of Ray's other films, it's at the very least an entertaining horse opera with Cagney close to his best. Jun 25, 2012 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Ray endows it with his usual themes of generational conflict and societal injustice, and does a powerful job getting these themes across. Rated: A Mar 8, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis An ex-convict drifter (James Cagney) and his flawed young partner (John Derek) are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.
      Director
      Nicholas Ray
      Screenwriter
      Winston Miller
      Distributor
      Paramount Pictures
      Production Co
      Paramount
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 14, 1955, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 24, 2016
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