The Road to Denver
1955 film by Joseph Kane
- June 15, 1955 (1955-06-15)
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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
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
- John Payne as Bill Mayhew
- Mona Freeman as Elizabeth Sutton
- Lee J. Cobb as Jim Donovan
- Ray Middleton as John Sutton
- Skip Homeier as Sam Mayhew
- Andy Clyde as Whipsaw Ellis
- Lee Van Cleef as Pecos Larry
- Karl Davis as Hunsaker
- Glenn Strange as Big George
- Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Buzz
- Dan White as Man in Buckboard
- Robert Burton as Pete
- Anna Lee Carroll as Miss Honeywell
- Tex Terry as Henchman
- Emory Parnell as Mr. Murdock
References
- ^ "The Road to Denver (1955) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Road to Denver". Afi.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
External links
- The Road to Denver at IMDb
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Films directed by Joseph Kane
- In Old Santa Fe (1934)
- Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935)
- The Headline Woman (1935)
- Melody Trail (1935)
- The Lawless Nineties (1936)
- King of the Pecos (1936)
- The Lonely Trail (1936)
- Guns and Guitars (1936)
- Oh, Susanna! (1936)
- Ride Ranger Ride (1936)
- The Old Corral (1936)
- Undersea Kingdom (1936)
- Git Along Little Dogies (1937)
- Round-Up Time in Texas (1937)
- Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937)
- Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)
- Boots and Saddles (1937)
- Springtime in the Rockies (1937)
- Heart of the Rockies (1937)
- The Old Barn Dance (1938)
- Born to Be Wild (1938)
- Arson Gang Busters (1938)
- Under Western Stars (1938)
- Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)
- Man from Music Mountain (1938)
- Shine On, Harvest Moon (1938)
- Days of Jesse James (1939)
- Colorado (1940)
- The Border Legion (1940)
- Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)
- Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
- Nevada City (1941)
- Rags to Riches (1941)
- Jesse James at Bay (1941)
- South of Santa Fe (1942)
- Sons of the Pioneers (1942)
- Romance on the Range (1942)
- The Man from Music Mountain (1943)
- King of the Cowboys (1943)
- The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)
- Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
- In Old Sacramento (1946)
- Plainsman and the Lady (1946)
- Old Los Angeles (1948)
- The Gallant Legion (1948)
- The Plunderers (1948)
- The Last Bandit (1949)
- Brimstone (1949)
- Rock Island Trail (1950)
- The Savage Horde (1950)
- California Passage (1950)
- Oh! Susanna (1951)
- Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
- The Sea Hornet (1951)
- Hoodlum Empire (1952)
- Woman of the North Country (1952)
- Ride the Man Down (1952)
- San Antone (1953)
- Jubilee Trail (1954)
- Hell's Outpost (1954)
- The Road to Denver (1955)
- The Vanishing American (1955)
- Thunder Over Arizona (1956)
- Spoilers of the Forest (1957)
- The Lawless Eighties (1957)
- The Last Stagecoach West (1957)
- The Crooked Circle (1957)
- Gunfire at Indian Gap (1957)
- The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)
- The Man Who Died Twice (1958)
- Track of Thunder (1967)
- Smoke in the Wind (1975)
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