Synopsis
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.
Ride Lonesome (1959) is a 1h 13min western feature film by Budd Boetticher. 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...
Key facts
Cast
Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, James Best, Lee Van Cleef, James Coburn, Bennie E. Dobbins, Roy Jenson
Original language
English
First release
February 1, 1959 (United States)
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Crew
Screenplay
Burt Kennedy
Producer
Budd Boetticher, Randolph Scott
Cinematography
Charles Lawton Jr.
Editing
Jerome Thoms
Music
Heinz Roemheld
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 generic - Budd Boetticher: The Ranown Cycle
Titles
| Original title | Ride Lonesome | |
| Alternate title | La Chevauchée de la vengeance |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | February 1, 1959 |
| Theatrical | United States | February 11, 1959 |
| Theatrical | United States | February 15, 1959 |
| Theatrical | Finland | March 27, 1959 |
| Theatrical | Canada | April 4, 1959 |
| Theatrical | Germany | September 14, 1959 |
| Theatrical | Australia | September 18, 1959 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | July 20, 1960 |
| Theatrical | France | February 26, 1969 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | February 6, 2025 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United Kingdom | October 1, 2012 |
Full credits
| Director | Budd Boetticher |
| Cast | Randolph Scott (Ben Brigade), Karen Steele (Mrs. Carrie Lane), Pernell Roberts (Sam Boone), James Best (Billy John), Lee Van Cleef (Frank), James Coburn (Whitt), Bennie E. Dobbins (Outlaw (uncredited)), Roy Jenson (Outlaw (uncredited)), Dyke Johnson (Outlaw (uncredited)), Boyd 'Red' Morgan (Outlaw (uncredited)), Boyd Stockman (Indian chief (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Burt Kennedy |
| Producer | Budd Boetticher, Randolph Scott |
| Executive producer | Harry Joe Brown |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Editing | Jerome Thoms |
| Music | Heinz Roemheld |
| Sound | Harry D. Mills |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
