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6.4/10 • 18

1957-04-281h 19m

DramaWestern

It Rides a Trail NO Western Ever Rode Before!

A troubled sheriff, a failure at everything in his life, tries to redeem himself by extraditing a popular gunfighter from Mexico to stand trial for murder.

Directors
Allen H. Miner, Oscar Rudolph
Writters
Antony Ellis
Editors
Antony Ellis, Michael Luciano

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Anthony Quinn

    Anthony Quinn

    Bob Callen

  2. William Conrad

    William Conrad

    Sheriff Chris Hamish

  3. Lita Milan

    Lita Milan

    Elena

  4. Victor Millan

    Victor Millan

    Father Ignatius

  5. Jorge Treviño

    Jorge Treviño

    Border Guard

  6. Ellen Hope Monroe

    Ellen Hope Monroe

    Little girl

  7. Joe Dominguez

    Joe Dominguez

    Luis

  8. Louis Towers

    Louis Towers

    Boy

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John Chard

May 28, 2017

8/10

Whose shoes would you rather be in? The Ride Back is directed by Allen H. Miner and written by Antony Ellis. It stars Anthony Quinn, William Conrad and Lita Milan. Music is by Frank De Vol and cinematography by Joseph Biroc. Sheriff Chris Hamish (Conrad) tries to extradite popular gunfighter Bob Kallen (Quinn) from Mexico to stand trial for murder in Scottsville, Texas. A good and meaty psychological Western that is more interested in exploring the two main characters than merely portraying a good versus bad parable. The sheriff and the gunfighter must travel through dangerous Apache territory and quickly find themselves up against the odds. As the two men continue onwards they naturally bicker and Kallen obviously wants to escape, but surely they must work together to survive? As they learn about each other and come across a dreadful scene that finds them in the company of an orphan girl, the film plays its hand as the characterisations switch in tone. It's a very understated picture, sombre in mood in spite of the beautiful outdoor locales. Dialogue is sparse so there's no pointless filler, while the Apache threat is not forced, we only get glimpses of them and they become more threatening by just being ghosts out in the terrain. Conrad and Quinn make for a good polar opposites pairing, the black and white photography of Biroc (Run of the Arrow/Forty Guns) is crisp and tight to the mood of the narrative and Miner (being overseen by Robert Aldrich) directs in an unfussy manner. Actor Eddie Albert warbles the title song. As a formula it has been done better elsewhere, as with 3:10 to Yuma released the same year, but this is a better than average entry into the psychological Western pantheon and it deserves to be better known. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
sheriffmexicofailuremurderdeath