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Ride Lonesome

1959 · 73 min

A lean, quietly tense Western that simmers with unspoken grief and moral weight, unfolding at a deliberate pace.

Directed by
Budd Boetticher
Genres
Western
Starring
Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts
Tagline
Scorching lead-hot action all the way!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Budd Boetticher
Genres
Western
Starring
Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • grief
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
western
Directed by
Budd Boetticher
Written by
Burt Kennedy
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
73 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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