#1186c: BOETTICHER, Budd: Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)

BOETTICHER, Budd (United States)
Buchanan Rides Alone [1958]
Spine #1186c
Blu-ray


Welcome to Agry Town, a corrupt border outpost presided over by a pair of rival brothers whose bottomless greed corrupts everything in their orbit. Into this moral cesspool rides drifter Tom Buchanan (Randolph Scott), who soon finds himself railroaded for murder and, alongside a vengeful young Mexican vaquero, forced to take a stand for justice. The noir-tinged narrative—replete with twists, double crosses, and the kind of richly drawn villains who are hallmarks of the Ranown westerns—moves with entertaining economy toward a memorably ironic climax.

79 Minutes
Color
Monaural
1:85:1
Criterion Release 2023


Director/Writer

Budd Boetticher was 42 when he directed Buchanan Rides Alone.
Screenplay by Charles Lang.
The Film


The Extras

The Booklet

Commentary

Video tribute

Documentary 1

Documentary 2

Documentary 3

Controversial altered ending

Theatrical trailer


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