A cowboy recruits a trio of outlaws to rescue a woman held captive at a Comanche camp and reunite her with her husband in return for a large reward. However, his partners decide the bounty should be split three ways rather than four and plan to double-cross him. Western, starring Randolph Scott, Nancy Gates, Claude Akins and Skip Homeier
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.
