The Ranown Cycle Westerns Collection

Number of Movies: 7

Overview

The Ranown Cycle of Westerns is the designation critics have awarded to a remarkable series of low-budget Westerns from the late Fifties, starring Randolph Scott and directed by Budd Boetticher. The Ranown films have gained in critical popularity over the years and the Criterion Collection has recently (2023) released the Ranown Westerns boxset bringing together five of the films. Each film within the collection boasts a brisk runtime, a breezily melodic score and a rising tension that pays off with an explosive conclusion.

Featured Cast

Randolph Scott

Jefferson Cody

Nancy Gates

Mrs. Lowe

Claude Akins

Ben Lane

Rand Brooks

Station Man

Dyke Johnson

Mr. Lowe

Foster Hood

Comanche Lance Bearer (uncredited)

Joe Molina

Comanche Chief (uncredited)

Vincent St. Cyr

Warrior (uncredited)

7 Movies

Seven Men from Now

July 24, 1956

A former sheriff relentlessly pursuing the 7 men who murdered his wife in Arizona crosses paths with a couple heading to California.

The Tall T

April 2, 1957

An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.

Decision at Sundown

November 10, 1957

A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.

Buchanan Rides Alone

August 1, 1958

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.

Ride Lonesome

February 1, 1959

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.

Westbound

April 25, 1959

As the Civil War spills our nation’s blood, Capt. John Hayes fights on a vital but little-known battlefront. He aims to ship gold to Union banks through a small Colorado town, defying Southern sympathizers who aim to stop him at any cost.

Comanche Station

March 1, 1960

A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths with three outlaws who have their eyes on the handsome reward for bringing her home and Comanche on the warpath.

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