Under Colorado Skies
Seen it?1947 | 65 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone who loves a story about hope against the odds and western fans. The walls close in, and so does the tension. Shelve it next to The Harder They Fall.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 5 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1947: an older pace and style.
Monte Hale has been working as a teller in a Texas bank during the summer to earn money for his medical college expenses during the upcoming year. He is about to leave to return to college when the bank is held up by two members of a notorious gang, headed by Marlowe, leaving Monte with the smoking gun of one of the bandits that killed the bank president. To avoid bringing disgrace on the family of his sweetheart, Julia Collins, by revealing that it was her brother Jeff, supposedly working in Denver, who induced him to open the back door of the bank to let the robbers in, Monte allows suspicion to rest on him until he can clear himself.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by R.G. Springsteen
- Monte HaleMonte Hale
- Lorna GrayJulia Collins (as Adrian Booth)
- Paul HurstLucky John Hawkins
- William HaadeMarlowe
- John AlvinJeff Collins
- LeRoy MasonFaro
- Tom LondonSheriff Blanchard
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- Gene EvansHenchman Red
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