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Decision at Sundown (1957)

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Release Date: Nov 10, 1957 Wide

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Decision at Sundown was one of several felicitous collaborations between star Randolph Scott and director Budd Boetticher. Scott plays a flint-eyed gunman who rides into a sleepy town to drive out local tough guy John Carroll by sundown. Scott is motivated not by justice but by revenge; years earlier, Carroll had stolen Scott's wife. The woman subsequently killed herself, and the fact that she had left Scott willingly is torturing both men, each of whom feels partially responsible for her death.

Unrated, 1 hr. 17 min.

Western, Action & Adventure, Classics

Directed By: Budd Boetticher

In Theaters: Nov 10, 1957 Wide

On DVD: Nov 4, 2008

Cast

Randolph Scott
Bart Allison
John Carroll
Tate Kimbrough
Karen Steele
Lucy Summerton
Valerie French
Ruby James
Noah Beery Jr.
Sam
John Archer
Dr. Storrow
Andrew Duggan
Sheriff Swede Hansen
James Westerfield
Otis
John Litel
Charles Summerton
Ray Teal
Morley Chase
Vaughan Taylor
Barber
Richard Deacon
Zaron
H.M. Wynant
Spanish
Guy Wilkerson
Abe
Bob Steele

Critic Reviews for Decision at Sundown

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Remarkable look at dictatorship, revolt and non-violence in a Western town.

February 1, 2012 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

It works well enough to get you riled up.

November 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Solid Randolph Scott and Budd Boetticher revenge Western.

February 2, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Nice low-budget western with a script that's good by B-western standards, but not quite as good as the ones Kennedy cooked up for director Budd Boetticher. This one has Randolph Scott as his usual character, seeking vengeance, but includes twist that his vengeance turns out to be, in reality, meaningless. Good

November 13, 2007