Ride Lonesome (1959)

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  • RIDE LONESOME


    PRODUCED BY BUDD BOETIICHER/ HARRY JOE BROWN/ RANDOLPH SCOTT
    DIRECTED BY BUDD BOETIICHER
    RANOWN PICTURES CORPORATION
    COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION


    Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas


    Information from IMDb


    Plot Summary
    A wanted murderer, Billy John, is captured by Ben Brigade, a bounty hunter,
    who intends to take him to Santa Cruz to be hanged.
    Brigade stops at a staging post, where he saves the manager's wife
    from an Indian attack, and enlists the help of two outlaws to continue
    his journey more safely.
    However, the Indian attacks persist, the outlaws plan to take Billy
    for themselves, tempted by the offer of amnesty for his captor,
    and Billy's brother Frank is in hot pursuit to rescue him.
    But Brigade has plans of his own
    Written by David Levene


    Full Cast
    Randolph Scott ... Ben Brigade
    Karen Steele ... Mrs. Carrie Lane
    Pernell Roberts ... Sam Boone
    James Best ... Billy John
    Le Van Cleef ... Frank
    James Coburn ... Whit
    Bennie E. Dobbins ... Outlaw (uncredited)
    Roy Jenson ... Outlaw (uncredited)
    Dyke Johnson ... Charlie (uncredited)
    Boyd 'Red' Morgan ... Outlaw (uncredited)
    Boyd Stockman ... Indian Chief (uncredited)


    Writing Credits
    Burt Kennedy


    Original Music
    Heinz Roemheld


    Cinematography
    Charles Lawton Jr.


    Trivia
    Film debut of James Coburn.


    Screenwriter Burt Kennedy's line spoken by Pernell Roberts, "There are some things a man just can't ride around," is an echo of a virtually identical line used by Scott in "The Tall T,' another entry in the Scott/Brown/Boetticher series.


    Goofs
    Anachronism
    Bra straps are seen through Mrs Lane's shirt when Brigade tries to negotiate with the Indian, and in a later scene at the abandoned corrals.


    Filming Locations
    Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
    Olancha Dunes, Olancha, California, USA


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    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 2 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Ride Lonesome is a 1959 Eastmancolor film;
    one of Budd Boetticher's "Ranown" westerns
    starring Randolph Scott and part of a series of films that began
    with Seven Men from Now.
    The film marked the screen debut of James Coburn



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    One of the best westerns of the late 50s
    30 October 2002 | by funkyfry (Oakland CA)


    Tight, efficient western story (not a "saga") about a man who uses a prisoner to get his brother into the open for revenge. In the meantime he strings along a beautiful stranded woman and 2 outlaws who hope to kill Scott and turn his prisoner in for a pardon for themselves. The climax before the evil-looking "hanging tree" is very impressive, although the film could have built Van Cleef into a stronger villain (perhaps the realism of a villain who isn't all that bad was part of the plan). Excellent synergy of all the vital elements by the director in this, one of the best of the famed (and hard to find) Ranown films.

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 3 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Thanks Keith!
    I hope in having it on here others will discover it, as I have recently, as it's a great western which often goes unnoticed. It's a 'grown-up story and the film is lean and gritty. I'm sure if you dig into the background of it you'll find Sergio Leone was influenced by it.
    The DVD has an introduction by Martin Scorsese, he cites it as being one of his favourite Westerns and a benchmark he uses for film students.

    "Pour yourself some backbone and shut up!"

  • Thanks Keith!
    I hope in having it on here others will discover it, as I have recently, as it's a great western which often goes unnoticed. It's a 'grown-up story and the film is lean and gritty. I'm sure if you dig into the background of it you'll find Sergio Leone was influenced by it.
    The DVD has an introduction by Martin Scorsese, he cites it as being one of his favourite Westerns and a benchmark he uses for film students.


    No problem Peter, it's good to get the feed back,
    and any request, is appreciative.
    Here's one of Duke's Productions you might be interested in
    7 Man From Now

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

  • Interestingly, I just viewed an episode of "Cheyenne" which featured both James Coburn and Lee Van Cleef as a pair of ultra-corrupt sheriffs. Needless to say, neither made it through alive.




    We deal in lead, friend.

  • Interestingly, I just viewed an episode of "Cheyenne" which featured both James Coburn and Lee Van Cleef as a pair of ultra-corrupt sheriffs. Needless to say, neither made it through alive.




    We deal in lead, friend.


    I can see a theme here which Western actors appeared in the most films without actually making it out alive!

    "Pour yourself some backbone and shut up!"