{"id":1406,"date":"2006-09-09T11:13:20","date_gmt":"2006-09-09T18:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2022-04-10T23:17:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T06:17:06","slug":"ride-lonesome-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1406","title":{"rendered":"Ride Lonesome (1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There are some things a man just can&#8217;t ride around.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Decision-at-Sundown-Poster-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Decision-at-Sundown-Poster-2-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-54852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Decision-at-Sundown-Poster-2-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Decision-at-Sundown-Poster-2-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Decision-at-Sundown-Poster-2-176x270.jpg 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Decision-at-Sundown-Poster-2.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA bounty hunter (Randolph Scott) seeking his wife&#8217;s killer (Lee Van Cleef) uses the killer&#8217;s brother (James Best) as bait.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bounty Hunters<\/li>\n<li>Budd Boetticher Films<\/li>\n<li>James Coburn Films<\/li>\n<li>Lee Van Cleef Films<\/li>\n<li>Outlaws<\/li>\n<li>Randolph Scott Films<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Western<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis &#8220;powerful, provocative&#8221; western by Budd Boetticher manages to explore several important themes within the space of just 73 minutes. As in many of the other Boetticher\/Scott films, Scott&#8217;s character is once again hell-bent on seeking vengeance for his wife&#8217;s death. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Scott.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Scott-1024x488.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"305\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Scott-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Scott-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Scott-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Scott-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Scott-1536x731.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Scott-567x270.png 567w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Scott.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But his story is balanced by that of two outlaws &#8212; one (Pernell Roberts) calculating, the other (James Coburn) gullible &#8212; who have competing plans for the killer&#8217;s murderous brother: by bringing him in themselves, they can receive total amnesty for their previous crimes. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn2-1024x488.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"305\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn2-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn2-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn2-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn2-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn2-1536x731.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn2-567x270.png 567w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn2.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since the true villain of the film (Van Cleef) is rarely on-screen:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Van-Cleef.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Van-Cleef-1024x475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"297\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Van-Cleef-1024x475.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Van-Cleef-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Van-Cleef-128x59.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Van-Cleef-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Van-Cleef-1536x713.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Van-Cleef-582x270.png 582w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Van-Cleef.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the primary interactions thus take place between Scott, Roberts, and a buxomy young widow (Karen Steele) they pick up along the way, who represents the possibility of a new life for Roberts:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Steele.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Steele-1024x495.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"309\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Steele-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Steele-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Steele-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Steele-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Steele-1536x743.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Steele-558x270.png 558w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Steele.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, despite its unique take on Western themes, <em>Ride Lonesome<\/em> is still very much a product of its time &#8212; as referenced in the following exchange about Steele, which reveals antiquated notions about what exactly women &#8220;need&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Coburn:<\/strong> I wonder what she&#8217;ll do now she&#8217;s out a man?<br \/>\n<strong>Roberts:<\/strong> Find another.<br \/>\n<strong>Coburn: <\/strong>Well, she loved that fella hard enough&#8230; She&#8217;d stay a widow, wouldn&#8217;t she?<br \/>\n<strong>Roberts:<\/strong> Ain&#8217;t the kind &#8212; not her&#8230;. She&#8217;s the kind that&#8217;s got a need &#8212; a deep, lonely need only a man can get at. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, I&#8217;m puzzled by screenwriter Burt Kennedy&#8217;s decision to include a skirmish with local Indians, since it does nothing to further the plot. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Indians.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Indians-1024x485.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"303\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Indians-1024x485.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Indians-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Indians-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Indians-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Indians-1536x727.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Indians-570x270.png 570w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Indians.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, overall this remains a provocative western by a master director, and is certainly worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pernell Roberts and James Coburn (in his screen debut) as the opportunistic outlaws<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn3-1024x499.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"312\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn3-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn3-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn3-128x62.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn3-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn3-1536x748.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn3-554x270.png 554w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Roberts-Coburn3.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Beautiful cinematography and landscapes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape-1024x483.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"302\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape-1024x483.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape-128x60.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape-1536x725.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape-572x270.png 572w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape2-1024x485.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"303\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape2-1024x485.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape2-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape2-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape2-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape2-1536x728.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape2-570x270.png 570w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/Ride-Lonesome-Landscape2.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes; this is one of the best known of the Boetticher\/Scott films, and should be seen by every film fanatic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0053220\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There are some things a man just can&#8217;t ride around.&#8221; Synopsis: A bounty hunter (Randolph Scott) seeking his wife&#8217;s killer (Lee Van Cleef) uses the killer&#8217;s brother (James Best) as bait. Genres: Bounty Hunters Budd Boetticher Films James Coburn Films Lee Van Cleef Films Outlaws Randolph Scott Films Revenge Western Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: This &#8220;powerful, provocative&#8221; western by Budd Boetticher manages to explore several important themes within the space of just 73 minutes. As in many of the other&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1406\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1406"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82910,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406\/revisions\/82910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}