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The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Colorado.
Colorado Territory is a 1949 American Western film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, and Dorothy Malone. Written by Edmund H. North and John Twist, and based on the novel High Sierra by W.R. Burnett, the film is about an outlaw who is sprung from jail to help pull one last railroad job.
Joel McCrea stars as an outlaw who plans one last train robbery in Colorado in this 1949 film directed by Raoul Walsh. It is a Western version of his own 1941 classic High Sierra, with a different cast and setting.
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- 1949-06-11
A Western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Joel McCrea and Virginia Mayo. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
Learn about the creation, governance, and statehood of the Colorado Territory (1861–76), which preceded the state of Colorado. Explore the historical context, geography, and conflicts of the territory during the Civil War and the Gold Rush.
The Colorado Territory was formally created in 1861 shortly before the bombardment of Fort Sumter sparked the American Civil War. Although sentiments were somewhat divided in the early days of the war, Colorado was only marginally a pro-Union territory [1] (four statehood attempts were thwarted, largely by Confederate sympathizers in July 1862 ...
A remake of High Sierra, this film follows an outlaw who tries to go straight after being released from prison, but gets involved in a heist. Starring Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, and Henry Hull, directed by Raoul Walsh.
