Marshal Tom O’Malley is the good guy—so much so it’s a wonder the bad guys don’t see him coming. While on his way to Gunsight, Arizona, O’Malley (George O’Brien) comes across the Raven (Edward Pawley), a bad man he once … Continue reading GUN LAW
The year is 1925. In Europe, Benito Mussolini declares himself dictator of Italy. In nearby Germany, Adolph Hitler publishes the first volume of Mein Kampf. In America, F. Scott Fitzgerald also publishes a book, this one set in New York: The Great … Continue reading THE POWER OF THE DOG
The twisting begins before we even meet the hero. A Union soldier makes his way through the carnage of a battle. Confederate bodies litter the ground, and a Yankee survivor plunders them for gold teeth and various effects. Then he … Continue reading A BULLET FOR SANDOVAL
Director Taylor Hackford once described the westerns directed by Budd Boetticher, starring Randolph Scott, and produced by Harry Joe Brown as movies that take place in the middle of stories. The hero, Scott, rides in from nowhere, deals with a … Continue reading DECISION AT SUNDOWN
Along the Southern U.S. border is the town of Agry. It’s a town in love with its own name: The Agry Palace Saloon, Agry Jail, Agry Hotel. The man who runs the hotel is Amos Agry (Peter Whitney). The man … Continue reading BUCHANAN RIDES ALONE
A man can cross over anytime he has the mind. It ain’t that easy. It ain’t that easy at all. Likable and sympathetic villains are one of the hallmarks of the Ranown Cycle, a series of westerns made on the … Continue reading COMANCHE STATION
There are some things a man can’t ride around. So says Sam Boone (Pernell Roberts), a character with so many good lines he almost steals the show from the lead, Ben Brigade (Randolph Scott). That’s because Brigade is trying so … Continue reading RIDE LONESOME
Patrick Brennan is an amiable fellow: Tall with a disarming face that looks a little like tanned leather. You wouldn’t call him the intimidating type, but one look says he can handle himself in a fight. He used to ramrod … Continue reading THE TALL T
Pica (Toby Smith) is an Oakland college student taking Polaroids in a photography class devoted to 35 mm. “I came here to learn how to express myself,” she tells the teacher (Salim Akil). “You gotta have a 35 mm camera … Continue reading Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner: DRYLONGSO and The Ranown Westerns
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