{"id":73027,"date":"2021-06-17T10:28:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T17:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=73027"},"modified":"2021-06-20T17:40:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T00:40:40","slug":"comanche-station-1960","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=73027","title":{"rendered":"Comanche Station (1960)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Seems long ago, he lost his woman to the Indians &#8212; been huntin&#8217; to find her ever since.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-73028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Poster-666x1024.png 666w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Poster.png 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter freeing a white woman (Nancy Gates) from capture by Comanches, a man (Randolph Scott) runs into a bounty hunter (Claude Akins) and his two assistants (Skip Homeier and Richard Rust), who inform Gates that her husband has offered $5,000 for her return. Will Akins and his team try to grab the bounty for themselves &#8212; and if so, at what cost?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Budd Boetticher Films<\/li>\n<li>Native Americans<\/li>\n<li>Randolph Scott Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;last of Budd Boetticher&#8217;s seven &#8216;B&#8217; westerns starring Randolph Scott&#8221; is &#8220;typical of Boetticher westerns&#8221; in that &#8220;the villain (Akins) is the flip side of the hero (Scott) &#8212; a man with a similar background (they were in the army together) and opportunities who chose an amoral way of life; Scott&#8217;s <em>Cody<\/em> has a <em>code<\/em> of honor.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Pair.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Pair-1024x439.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Pair-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Pair-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Pair-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Pair-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Pair-1536x659.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Pair-604x259.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Pair.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He adds that while &#8220;they are two interesting characters who are destined to fight with one another,&#8221; &#8220;neither will change&#8221; and &#8220;their function is simply to serve as role models for young Rust, who would like to lead a decent life if given the inspiration.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Rust.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Rust-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Rust-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Rust-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Rust-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Rust-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Rust-1536x653.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Rust-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Rust.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary writes that &#8220;throughout [the film] we wonder when Scott will make the same advances to Gates that his character does with Maureen O&#8217;Sullivan in the similar plotted <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48439\"><em>The Tall T<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; and &#8220;only near the end do we learn why neither&#8230; attempt a relationship.&#8221; Scott is impressive from the wordless opening scenes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Opening.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Opening-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Opening-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Opening-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Opening-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Opening-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Opening-1536x649.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Opening-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Opening.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the ending (which instantly helps explain so much about Gates&#8217;s character) will likely bring a lump to your throat: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Ending.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Ending-1024x434.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Ending-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Ending-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Ending-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Ending-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Ending-1536x651.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Ending-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Ending.png 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This &#8220;solid, entertaining western&#8221; &#8212; which is &#8220;best seen on a wide screen&#8221; &#8212; remains worth a look by all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances across the cast<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Scott2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Scott2-1024x434.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Scott2-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Scott2-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Scott2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Scott2-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Scott2-1536x651.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Scott2-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Scott2.png 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Akins.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Akins-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Akins-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Akins-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Akins-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Akins-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Akins-1536x648.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Akins-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Akins.png 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Supporting3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Supporting3-1024x439.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Supporting3-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Supporting3-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Supporting3-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Supporting3-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Supporting3-1536x659.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Supporting3-604x259.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Supporting3.png 1845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lovely Technicolor cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Still3-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Still3-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Still3-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Still3-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Still3-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Still3-1536x647.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Still3-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Still3.png 1839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Cinematography9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Cinematography9-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-73041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Cinematography9-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Cinematography9-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Cinematography9-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Cinematography9-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Cinematography9-1536x641.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Cinematography9-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Comanche-Station-Cinematography9.png 1839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Burt Kennedy&#8217;s script<\/li>\n<li>Mischa Bakaleinikoff&#8217;s score <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as yet another good show by Boetticher, Scott, and Kennedy. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0053729\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3348&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2722boet.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/19798\/comanche-station#articles-reviews?articleId=30028\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/comanche-station\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Seems long ago, he lost his woman to the Indians &#8212; been huntin&#8217; to find her ever since.&#8221; Synopsis: After freeing a white woman (Nancy Gates) from capture by Comanches, a man (Randolph Scott) runs into a bounty hunter (Claude Akins) and his two assistants (Skip Homeier and Richard Rust), who inform Gates that her husband has offered $5,000 for her return. Will Akins and his team try to grab the bounty for themselves &#8212; and if so, at what&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=73027\"> 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73027","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=73027"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73153,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73027\/revisions\/73153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}