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On the way to pick up the bounty on a wanted murderer, a bounty hunter stops at a staging post where he is forced to continue his journey with two outlaws who want the murderer for their own reasons and a recently-widowed woman, with the murderer's brother and his men in hot pursuit.
Ride Lonesome (1959) is a western film directed by Budd Boetticher, released on February 1, 1959 with a runtime of 1h 13m. It stars Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts and James Best. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 169 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Ride Lonesome.
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Randolph Scott
as Ben Brigade
Karen Steele
as Mrs. Carrie Lane
Pernell Roberts
as Sam Boone
James Best
as Billy John
Lee Van Cleef
as Frank
James Coburn
as Whitt
Bennie E. Dobbins
as Outlaw (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
as Outlaw (uncredited)
Dyke Johnson
as Outlaw (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
as Outlaw (uncredited)
Boyd Stockman
as Indian chief (uncredited)
Directed by Budd Boetticher, written by Burt Kennedy, produced by Randolph Scott and Budd Boetticher.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 169 ratings.
In the past year or so, I've made a determined decision to get more accustomed to pre-1970's films from around the world, particularly genres I've previously given short change to, such as musicals, war films and westerns. I have to admit it's greatly enhanced my appreciation of cinema in general. It's amazing how great some of these films actually are. Since cinema is the greatest love of my life, I also collect…
Reviewed on April 29, 2016
You just don't seem like the kind that would hunt a man for money. Ride Lonesome is directed by Budd Boetticher, written by Burt Kennedy and stars Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, James Coburn, James Best & Lee Van Cleef. Charles Lawton Jr. is the cinematographer (in CinemaScope for the Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California location) and Heinz Roemheld provides the musical score. Film is part of the…
Reviewed on December 18, 2019
_**Solitary people dwarfed against an arid, empty, hostile landscape**_ A leathered, weathered bounty hunter (Randolph Scott) captures his quarry (James Best) in the wilderness of east-central California intending to take him to Santa Cruz, but has to team-up with two dubious men (Pernell Roberts & James Coburn) and a lone woman (Karen Steele) at an isolated swing station to deal with Mescalero Indians. Meanwhile…
Reviewed on March 17, 2022
I usually find Randolph Scott to be a bit lightweight but he's on top form in this classy revenge western. He plays bounty hunter "Ben" who apprehends "Billy John" (James Best) for murder. He is taking him to town for a reckoning, but what he really wants is to capture that man's even more murderous brother "Frank" (Lee Van Cleef) as he has some old, visceral, scores to settle. En route he rescues the feisty…
Reviewed on October 20, 2023
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The main cast of Ride Lonesome (1959) includes Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, James Best and Lee Van Cleef. The film was directed by Budd Boetticher. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Ride Lonesome was released on February 1, 1959 and runs for 1h 13m.
Ride Lonesome (1959) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 169 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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