{"id":37282,"date":"2016-09-07T14:58:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T21:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37282"},"modified":"2022-01-23T01:26:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T08:26:17","slug":"pursued-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37282","title":{"rendered":"Pursued (1947)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;What you don&#8217;t remember doesn&#8217;t matter.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Poster-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Poster-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Poster-88x128.jpg 88w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter witnessing a traumatic event, an orphaned boy named Jeb (Ernest Severn) comes to live with his aunt (Judith Anderson) and cousins, Thor (Peggy Miller) and Adam (Charles Bates). Jeb (Robert Mitchum) and Adam (John Rodney) quickly become lifelong rivals, while Jeb and Thor (Teresa Wright) fall in love &#8212; but the presence of a menacing relative (Dean Jagger) threatens Jeb&#8217;s happiness, while fragmented memories from Jeb&#8217;s childhood continue to disturb his peace of mind.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dean Jagger Films<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Judith Anderson Films<\/li>\n<li>Orphans<\/li>\n<li>Raoul Walsh Films<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Robert Mitchum Films<\/li>\n<li>Teresa Wright Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, the plot of this &#8220;engrossing, exceptionally well-made Raoul Walsh western&#8221; &#8212; written by screenwriter Niven Busch &#8212; has &#8220;traces of <em>Wuthering Heights<\/em>, Greek tragedies, and psychological thrillers&#8221;. The enduring question of why Jagger (&#8220;a great villain&#8221;) is so &#8220;obsessed with killing Mitchum&#8221; drives the menace-filled screenplay:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Jagger.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Jagger.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Jagger.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Jagger-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Jagger-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Jagger-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; and Anderson gives one of her most nuanced performances as the woman who possesses the carefully guarded answer to this question. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Anderson2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Anderson2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Anderson2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Anderson2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Anderson2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Anderson2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Peary points out, the &#8220;film benefits from a strong cast, well-rounded characters who have interesting motives for what they do, intelligent dialogue&#8230;, [and] believable period (late 1890s\/early 1900s) flavor,&#8221; as well as &#8220;fast pacing&#8221; and exciting action sequences. While some scenes and performances (i.e., Wright&#8217;s) come across as overly melodramatic:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Wright2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Wright2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Wright2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Wright2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Wright2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Wright2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; they fit well within the overall spirit of this most &#8220;unusual western&#8221;, one reflective of growing cultural interest in psychology and the impact of childhood trauma on one&#8217;s later life.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Judith Anderson as Mrs. Callum<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Wong Howe&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography1.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography1-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography3-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography4.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography4-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Pursued-Cinematography4-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an affecting and unusual <em>noir<\/em>-western. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039737\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/pursued\/review\/115161\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitallyobsessed.com\/displaylegacy.php?ID=4420\">Digitally Obsessed Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/pursued\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1947\/03\/08\/archives\/pursued-a-western-drama-by-niven-busch-with-robert-mitchum-and.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What you don&#8217;t remember doesn&#8217;t matter.&#8221; Synopsis: After witnessing a traumatic event, an orphaned boy named Jeb (Ernest Severn) comes to live with his aunt (Judith Anderson) and cousins, Thor (Peggy Miller) and Adam (Charles Bates). Jeb (Robert Mitchum) and Adam (John Rodney) quickly become lifelong rivals, while Jeb and Thor (Teresa Wright) fall in love &#8212; but the presence of a menacing relative (Dean Jagger) threatens Jeb&#8217;s happiness, while fragmented memories from Jeb&#8217;s childhood continue to disturb his peace&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37282\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37282"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80555,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37282\/revisions\/80555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}