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The Ranown Cycle: Philosophy
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The philosophy of the Ranown movies is that "A man should do what a man should do". Other maxims are :. A man oughta be able to take care of his woman. A man should have something of his own, something to belong to. To be proud of. (When a man gets half way he ought to have something of his own to belong to and be proud of.). Some things a man can't ride around. (There's some things a man just can't ride around.). A man can cross over anytime he has the mind. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Ranown Cycle: Quotes
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Seven Men From Now. That killing. They ever catch up to them fellas that done it.". Two of them.". One of the men draws, the camera leaves the scene as we hear the gunshots. We next see Ben Stride riding away with two horses.). It just don't seem right to me." "Why a full woman like that would settle for half a man.". Annie : "You shouldn't blame yourself for what happened.". A man oughta be able to take care of his woman.". Do you think I love him any less for the way he is? A man can do that.". Sometim...
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The Ranown Cycle: Decision at Sundown (1957)
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Decision at Sundown (1957). Bart Allison meets his friend Sam and travels to Sundown just in time for Tate Kimbrough's wedding. Everyone in town seems to have a pretty high regard for Tate but Bart holds him responsible for the death of his wife, three years earlier. Bart and Sam then get pinned down by the sheriff's men. Lucy, the would be bride, leaves the church and the wedding is temporarily off while she tries to figure out what is going on. It seems the villain isn't as...
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The Ranown Cycle: Ride Lonesome (1959)
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Ben Brigade rides down wanted murderer Billy John and plans to take him back to Vera Cruz. On the way he runs into an old acquaintance, Sam Boone and his friend Whit, who are both wanted by the law. At a stage relay station they pick up Carrie Lane, whose husband is missing. Another love interest with a weak husband for the hero which is a common occurence in the Ranown cycle movies. Great casts of villains, led by Pernell Roberts, Lee van Cleef and James Coburn (in his first...
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The Ranown Cycle: About
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An Unknown Now, He Made Westerns Of Spiritual Depth. By RICHARD T. JAMESON. Published in NY Times : September 3, 2000. Not that tragedy is the keynote for Mr. Boetticher — a former matadorand lifelong bullfighting aficionado — or conventional heroism either. His movies, with their circumscribed arenas and ritual progression, are cannily tailored to the limitations, as much as to the strengths, of Randolph Scott’s appeal. 8221;They et ‘im.”. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Ranown Cycle: Buchanan Rides Alone (1959)
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Buchanan Rides Alone (1959). On his way home to West Texas, Tom Buchanan rides into the Californian border town of Agry. The Agry family includes the mayor, the sheriff and hotel manager. Each is out to see how much they can make. When a young Mexican comes in and shoots down a member of the family, Buchanan helps save him from getting beaten. It might be possible that Akira Kurosawa, who liked American Westerns, may have seen this movie before he wrote a similarly themed.
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The Ranown Cycle: Seven Men From Now (1956)
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Seven Men From Now (1956). This was the first movie in what has come to be called the. The movie starts on a dark night, with lightning flashing in the background. Ben Stride approaches two men around a camp fire on the rainy night. They talk about a killing in Silver Springs. Gun shots off screen tell us there will only be five men left as we see Ben Stride rides off. Masters tells Stride that he is following along because he is interested in the $20,000 from the hold up....
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The Ranown Cycle: Westbound (1959)
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Thursday, June 28, 2012. Westbound was the sixth of seven western films starring Randolph Scott and directed by Budd Boetticher. While most consider it a part of the Ranown Cycle, Randolph Scott's partner Harry Joe Brown did not produce this and Burt Kennedy did not write the story. The bad guy, Mace, who works for Confederate agent Putnam, is one of those complex Ranown bad guys. He also steps in to defend the lady. In the last scene Hayes goes in to town looking for Mace. Unlike, other Ranown shown...
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The Ranown Cycle: The Tall T (1957)
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011. The Tall T (1957). The first movie directed by Budd Boetticher, produced by Harry Brown and starring Randolph Scott, The screenplay was also wriiten by Burt Kennedy, based on a story by Elmore Leonard. Doretta is a good person, but her husband is a bum who just married her for her money. When Usher learns from the husband that Doretta is the daughter of a rich copper-mine owner, he decides to hold her for ransom. Willard is only too happy to leave to get the ransom. Yes, I did.
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The Ranown Cycle: Pictures
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