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6.5/10 • 79

1958-08-011h 20m

Western

DOUBLE HANGING -- DOUBLE THRILLS!

Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.

Directors
Budd Boetticher
Editors
Al Clark

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Randolph Scott

    Randolph Scott

    Tom Buchanan

  2. Craig Stevens

    Craig Stevens

    Abe Carbo

  3. Barry Kelley

    Barry Kelley

    Lew Agry

  4. Tol Avery

    Tol Avery

    Judge Simon Agry

  5. Peter Whitney

    Peter Whitney

    Amos Agry

  6. Manuel Rojas

    Manuel Rojas

    Juan de la Vega

  7. L.Q. Jones

    L.Q. Jones

    Pecos Hill

  8. Robert Anderson

    Robert Anderson

    Waldo Peck

  9. Joe De Santis

    Joe De Santis

    Esteban Gomez

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John Chard

Jun 28, 2014

6.5/10

There's Aggro In Agry. Making his way home to Texas, Tom Buchanan stops off at the little town of Agry for rest and refreshments. Quickly finding that the town is run by the family Agry itself, Buchanan falls foul of one of them straight away. His problems are further compounded when he steps in to stop a young Mexican from taking a beating. Something that finds him on the end of a rope with things looking rather grim. How you fare with Buchanan Rides Alone may depend on how many (if any) Budd Boetticher and Randolph Scott collaborations you have seen prior. For this adaptation of Jonas Ward's novel "The Name's Buchanan" is lighter in tone than their other well regarded pieces. Not to decry this as a standalone picture of course, but although it's part of the "Ranown" cycle, it's a long way from the more "Adult Western" richness of The Tall T, Ride Lonesome and Comanche Station for example. Conversely the other way is also true, if this is the first one you sample from the duo, and you enjoy it, well you may not take to the deeper themed, harsher other films in their cannon. Buchanan Rides Alone gets in a does a job without any fuss or boring filler play. Randolph Scott as Buchanan clearly is enjoying adding a bit of comic zip to proceedings, with Boetticher evidently happy to keep things smooth for the one hour and twenty minutes running time. Fine support comes from Barry Kelley, Tol Avery and the irrepressible L.Q. Jones, whilst Lucien Ballard was the obvious and right choice to photograph the Old Tuscon location. Not one to take too seriously, but enough drama to keep one interested, and certainly one that gives notice to what a fine and undervalued performer Randy Scott was. 6.5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
texanborder town