Randolph Scott isn’t typically someone I'd consider to be particularly strong, but he delivers an excellent performance in this stylish western centered around revenge. He portrays a bounty hunter named "Ben" who takes “Billy John” (James Best) into custody for murder. His intention is to bring him in, although his true goal is to find and confront Frank, Billy’s brother (Lee Van Cleef), because of some unresolved is…

_**Individuals seem insignificant against a barren, desolate, unforgiving environment**_ A hardened bounty hunter (Randolph Scott) takes his prisoner (James Best) into the wilderness of east-central California with the intention of delivering him to Santa Cruz. However, he finds himself needing to join forces with two questionable men (Pernell Roberts & James Coburn) and a solitary woman (Karen Steele) at an isola…

It’s hard to imagine someone who wouldn’t seem out of place hunting a man for money. Ride Lonesome was 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. served as cinematographer (in CinemaScope, capturing the Alabama Hills and Lone Pine, California locations), and Heinz Roemheld composed the m…

I’ve recently committed myself to exploring films made before 1970 from different countries, especially genres I haven't given much attention to previously, like musicals, war movies and westerns. And it has really broadened my understanding of what cinema can be. It’s remarkable how truly excellent some of these older pictures are. Because film is the most important thing in my life, I also gather books about mov…