‘Pursued’: A Western That Travels From Heartbreak to Hope

An intriguing tale of tragedy and triumph develops in the Old Southwest.

Jeb Rand (Robert Mitchum, L) and Thor Callum (Teresa Wright), in “Pursued” Warner Bros

NR | 1h 41m | Western |1947

There are plenty of interesting Westerns from Hollywood’s Golden Age that depict mysterious men with shadowy pasts who strive to reinvent themselves and begin their lives anew—or at least live a quiet life. Some of the finest examples of these can be seen in films such as 1950’s “The Gunfighter,” 1953’s “Shane,” and many of the later “Spaghetti Westerns” in which Clint Eastwood starred.