BUCHANAN RIDES ALONE
DIRECTED BY BUDD BOETTICHER
PRODUCED BY HARRY JOE BROWN/RANDOLPH SCOTT
SCOTT-BROWN PRODUCTION
PRODUCTERS-ACTORS CORPORATION
COLUMBIA PICTURES
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
On his way home to West Texas, Tom Buchanan rides into the Californian border town of Agry,
and into a feud between several members of the Agry family.
In helping out a Mexican seeking revenge on one of them,
Buchanan finds himself against the whole family.
Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
Cast
Randolph Scott ... Tom Buchanan
Craig Stevens ... Abe Carbo
Barry Kelley ... Lew Agry
Tol Avery ... Judge Simon Agry
Peter Whitney ... Amos Agry
Manuel Rojas ... Juan de la Vega
L.Q. Jones ... Pecos Hill (as L. Q. Jones)
Robert Anderson ... Waldo Peck
Joe De Santis ... Esteban Gomez
William Leslie ... Roy Agry
Jennifer Holden ... K.T.
Nacho Galindo ... Nacho
and many more...
Directed
Budd Boetticher
Writing Credits
Charles Lang ... (screenplay)
Jonas Ward ... (novel)
Burt Kennedy ... (uncredited)
Produced
Harry Joe Brown ... producer
Randolph Scott ... associate producer
Cinematography
Lucien Ballard ... director of photography
Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronised
After the climactic gunfight, with bodies all over the place,
Craig Stevens is heard saying to Peter Whitney, "Don't just stand there, Amos, get a shovel.
" But one can clearly see Stevens say, "... get a spade".
Continuity
Obviously oscillating shadows in 3 successive scenes (all looking south) indicate poor continuity.
As Juan de la Vega rides into town toward the Agry Saloon the shadows are toward the right
indicating a morning shot.
Right after Roy Agry is shot by Juan, the Sheriff and his men are seen
running across the street toward the saloon; this time shadows are to the left
(an afternoon shot) and there are clouds visible.
A moment later Juan is shown running out of the Saloon and the shadows
have switched back to the right (morning shot) and the sky has cleared up.
Errors in geography
The story is supposed to be set in the California border town of Agry
but the landscape is populated with the Sahauro cactus which only exist
north of the Mexican border in the Sonoran Desert where it extends into Southern Arizona
and the very distinctive jagged volcanic peaks of the Tucson Mountains
are ever present in the background.
Revealing mistakes
In the initial barroom brawl where Tom Buchanan (Randolph Scott) is beat up,
the man hitting him is swinging and missing by several obvious inches,
especially the last two punches before Buchanan drops to the floor.
Filming Locations
Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
Sierrita Mountains, Arizona, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Horsehead Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Silver Bell Mountains, Arizona, USA
Tortolita Mountains, Arizona, USA
Roskruge Mountains, Arizona, USA
Tucson Mountains, Arizona, USA
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