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Ride Lonesome (1959)

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This is one of several solid B-grade Westerns produced at the height of the genre's popularity in the '50s by the partnership of director Budd Boetticher, star Randolph Scott, and writer Burt Kennedy. Scott stars as Ben Brigade, a taciturn bounty hunter who captures wanted murderer Billy John (James Best) and heads for Santa Cruz, where a reward awaits Brigade and a rope most likely awaits the killer. There's more to Brigade than meets the eye, however; his actual quarry is Frank (Lee Van

Unrated, 1 hr. 13 min.

Western, Classics

Directed By: Budd Boetticher

In Theaters: Feb 15, 1959 Wide

On DVD: Nov 4, 2008

Cast

Randolph Scott
Ben Brigade
Karen Steele
Mrs Lane
Pernell Roberts
Sam Boone
James Best
Billy John
Lee Van Cleef
Frank
James Coburn
Whit
Dyke Johnson
Charlie
Boyd Stockman
Indian Chief
Roy Jenson
First Heavy
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Outlaw
Bennie E. Dobbins
Outlaw

Critic Reviews for Ride Lonesome

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1) | DVD (2)

There is hardly any pretense of action or suspense as the characters move, almost aimlessly, through an open landscape, testing each other's strengths and weaknesses through conversations that become psychological chess games.

October 28, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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Richly styled Western with some of the most sympathetic characters in Budd Boetticher.

August 10, 2011 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Perhaps the best in the "Ranown" series, alongside Seven Men from Now, Ride Lonesome one never once strikes a wrong note.

November 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Beautifully scripted by Burt Kennedy, with excellent performances all round as the characters evolve through subtly shifting loyalties and ambitions, it's a small masterpiece.

October 28, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

A model of the genre.

October 28, 2006 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

Perhaps the best made B Western ever.

October 25, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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"Ride Lonesome" is an entertaining western with a good cast about a group of characters trying to escape their past. It starts with bounty hunter Ben Brigade(Randolph Scott) capturing murderer Billy John(James Best), intent on bringing him to justice in Santa Cruz. But first he has to get around his brother's gang.

May 28, 2010

Walter M.

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This is another film I ?watched? while doing other stuff on the computer. From a visual perspective, this is quite good. There?s some good color cinematography, good use of widescreen, and some really nice desert scenery. Otherwise, kind of boring. A short B-western that?s gained a bit of a cult following over the

May 16, 2009