A Lawless Street

A Lawless Street (1955) AKA Marshall of Medicine Bend
Dir: Joseph H. Lewis
Staring Randolph Scott, Angela Lansbury, Michael Pate

Randolph Scott stars in this film as Calem Ware, a Marshall of the town called Medicine Bend. He is a man that is constantly facing down threats from his past, as old foes keep returning to the town to settle things with him. But he gets shaken up when a former flame (Lansbury) returns to town.

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Ride Lonesome

Ride Lonesome (1959)

Dir. Budd Boetticher

Starring: Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, James Best, Pernell Roberts, James Coburn, Lee Van Cleef

Ben Brigade (Scott), a bounty hunter captures and escorts the outlaw Billy John (Best) to town to be hanged, but Billy John warns him that his brother Frank (Van Cleef) will be on his way to stop him. On their way  to Santa Cruz, he rescues a woman (Steele), and picks up a pair of gumen (Roberts and Coburn) who are more interested the the reward being offered for Billy John.

Seven Men from Now

Seven Men from Now (1956)

Dir. Budd Boetticher

Starring: Randolph Scott, Lee Marvin, Gail Russell

Ben Stride is on the trail of the seven men that killed his wife during a robbery.

Westbound review

Westbound (1959)
Staring Randolph Scott, Virginia Mayo
Dir. Budd Boetticher

In 1864 Cavalry Captain John Hayes (Scott) is ordered to leave the war and become a civilian boss of the Overland Stage Line, running the lines that carry gold from California for the war effort. But once he arrives in town he encounters resistance from Southern sympathizers who are out to destory the line, led by Clay Putnam (Andrew Duggan), who was once friend to Hayes but is now married to his former love (Mayo).

Albuquerque Review

Albuquerque (1948)

Dir. Ray Enright

Starring: Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George “Gabby” Hayes, Lon Chaney

Cole Armin (Scott) arrives in the town of Albuquerque planning on going to work for his uncle’s freight company. But when he learns of his uncle’s unscrupulous business practices he goes to work for the honest working competition.

Buchanan Rides Alone Review

Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)

Dir. Budd Boetticher

Starring: Randolph Scott, L.Q. Jones

Buchanan crosses over the Mexico border to Argy Town, a not very hospitable place that is ran by the Argy family. After having a run in with the local judge’s son in a bar, the son is shot by the angry Juan, Buchanan gets framed, and gets drawn into the brothers scheme to extort money from the father of Juan, and to cheat each other out of the money.

Comanche Station Review

Dir. Budd Boetticher

Starring: Randolph Scott, Claude Akins, Nancy Brooks

A man named Cody (Scott) makes a trade with some Comanche’s to free a woman being held prisoner. Soon after he is joined by a band of outlaws that are more interested in the woman due to the $5000 reward offered by her husband.

The Tall T Review

Dir. Budd Boetticher

Starring: Randolph Scott, Maureen O’Sullivan, Richard Boone

Patrick Brennan is a just a normal guy, who in the process of trying to get a bull, gets thrown into a hostage situation when Frank Usher (Richard Boone) kidnaps and attempts to ransom off the local copper baron’s daughter Doretta, (Maureen O’Sullivan) and her newly married weak willed husband Willard Mims (John Hubbard).

Decision at Sundown Review

Decision at Sundown (1976)

Dir. Budd Boetticher

Starring: Randolph Scott, Noah Beery Jr

Randolph Scott plays Bart Allison, an angry man who is informed by his partner Sam (Noah Beery Jr.) that Tate Kimbrough is about to get married in a town named Sundown. Bart goes to the ceremony and objects, leading to several standoffs with the sheriff and his deputies (who are in Kimbrough’s pocket) while the truth about why Bart is there is slowly revealed, feuds are resolved, and Bart is still drunk and pissed off.