{"id":5514,"date":"2008-05-08T14:51:46","date_gmt":"2008-05-08T21:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5514"},"modified":"2021-01-17T21:52:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T04:52:01","slug":"run-for-cover-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5514","title":{"rendered":"Run For Cover (1955)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Nobody guarantees you a free ride. The only difference is, most people don&#8217;t run for cover &#8212; they keep right on going, picking up the pieces the best way they can.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Poster-666x1024.png 666w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Poster.png 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA drifter (James Cagney) and his hotheaded new acquaintance (John Derek) are mistaken for train robbers, and shot by a local sheriff (Ray Teal). With the help of a Swedish farmer (Jean Hersholt) and his daughter (Viveca Lindfors), Cagney nurses Derek &#8212; whose leg has been crippled &#8212; back to health. Soon Cagney is elected as the town&#8217;s new sheriff, with Derek as his deputy; but Derek&#8217;s resentment over being injured for life leads to unexpected consequences.\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>Ernest Borgnine Films<\/li>\n<li>Falsely Accused<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Cagney Films<\/li>\n<li>Nicholas Ray Films<\/li>\n<li>Sheriffs<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMade in between his better-known <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37547\"><em>Johnny Guitar<\/em> (1954)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5513\"><em>Rebel Without a Cause<\/em> (1955)<\/a>, Nicholas Ray&#8217;s <em>Run for Cover<\/em> clearly conveys Ray&#8217;s interest in (and sympathy for) societal misfits, as well as his concern with Freudian &#8220;parental&#8221; relations. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Cagney-Derek.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Cagney-Derek-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Cagney-Derek-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Cagney-Derek-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Cagney-Derek-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Cagney-Derek-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Cagney-Derek-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Cagney-Derek-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Cagney-Derek-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Cagney-Derek.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The opening scenes of the film &#8212; following the memorable, rousing title song &#8212; are particularly strong, as Cagney and Derek&#8217;s friendship is established, only to be rudely disrupted by the impatience of vengeance-hungry townsfolk, who are reminiscent of the frightening posse in William Wellman&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5088\"><em>The Ox-Bow Incident<\/em> (1943)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Posse2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Posse2-1024x586.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Posse2-1024x586.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Posse2-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Posse2-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Posse2-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Posse2-1536x879.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Posse2-472x270.png 472w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Posse2.png 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once this initial drama of mistaken identity is resolved, Cagney&#8217;s character gradually emerges as a more complex figure than we expected, and we watch with interest as he takes on a deeply paternal interest in the bitter young Derek. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Paternal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Paternal-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Paternal-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Paternal-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Paternal-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Paternal-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Paternal-1536x855.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Paternal-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Paternal-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Paternal.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the script begins to unravel towards the end, as events (and character motivations) take some unexpected turns, and Cagney&#8217;s relationship with Derek takes a turn for the melodramatic. Equally disappointing is Cagney&#8217;s budding romance with Lindfors, who &#8212; despite her fine performance &#8212; is hampered by the relentless stereotypes (loyal daughter, admiring wife) afforded in her role. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Lindfors3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Lindfors3-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Lindfors3-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Lindfors3-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Lindfors3-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Lindfors3-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Lindfors3-1536x855.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Lindfors3-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Lindfors3-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Lindfors3.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite its flaws, however, <em>Run For Cover<\/em> remains a worthy western to check out once, and will be of special interest to fans of Ray&#8217;s unique oeuvre. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The exciting opening sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Opening.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Opening-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Opening-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Opening-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Opening-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Opening-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Opening-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Opening-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-Opening.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good use of New Mexico locales for outdoor scenes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-New-Mexico.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-New-Mexico-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-64045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-New-Mexico-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-New-Mexico-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-New-Mexico-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-New-Mexico-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-New-Mexico-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-New-Mexico-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Run-for-Cover-New-Mexico.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0048570\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1955\/04\/30\/archives\/sheriff-cagney-goes-it-alone-he-stars-at-criterion-in-run-for-cover.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/run-for-cover\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Nobody guarantees you a free ride. The only difference is, most people don&#8217;t run for cover &#8212; they keep right on going, picking up the pieces the best way they can.&#8221; Synopsis: A drifter (James Cagney) and his hotheaded new acquaintance (John Derek) are mistaken for train robbers, and shot by a local sheriff (Ray Teal). With the help of a Swedish farmer (Jean Hersholt) and his daughter (Viveca Lindfors), Cagney nurses Derek &#8212; whose leg has been crippled &#8212;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5514\"> 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":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5514","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=5514"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64052,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5514\/revisions\/64052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}