Run for Cover

"The story of a man apart... who brought faith to a youth, love to a woman, justice to a land!"

May 14 1955 Approved 1h 33m
Western

An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.

Plot

Odd little Western that gets off to a snappy start when a man (Matt Dow) is mistaken as a train robber. After the town's sheriff shoots the kid he's riding with, Dow clears his name and ends up as the new sheriff. He romances a Swedish woman and settles in to a peaceful life only to find that the boy has a few secrets of his own.

Written by

Winston Miller, Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch

Directed by

Nicholas Ray

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount, Pine-Thomas Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,884
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA