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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 79.0 / 100
1959·Western·1h 13m

RIDE LONESOME

“Scorching lead-hot action all the way!”

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.

Above the Line
Budd Boetticher·DirectorBurt Kennedy·WriterCharles Lawton Jr.·Director of PhotographyHeinz Roemheld·Original Music ComposerJerome Thoms·Editor
Cast
Randolph Scott·Ben BrigadeKaren Steele·Mrs. Carrie LanePernell Roberts·Sam BooneJames Best·Billy JohnLee Van Cleef·FrankJames Coburn·WhittBennie E. Dobbins·Outlaw (uncredited)Roy Jenson·Outlaw (uncredited)Dyke Johnson·Outlaw (uncredited)Boyd 'Red' Morgan·Outlaw (uncredited)
Full Crew
(24 credits)
Directing· 3
Budd Boetticher·DirectorJerrold Bernstein·Assistant DirectorJohn D. Bloss·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Burt Kennedy·Writer
Camera· 2
Charles Lawton Jr.·Director of PhotographyHomer Van Pelt·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Jerome Thoms·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Heinz Roemheld·Original Music ComposerHarry D. Mills·SoundJohn P. Livadary·Recording SupervisionJohn P. Livadary·Sound RecordistHarold Lee·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 4
Robert Peterson·Art DirectionFrank Tuttle·Set DecorationAl Greenway·Makeup ArtistDave Grayson·Makeup Artist
Production· 3
Budd Boetticher·ProducerRandolph Scott·ProducerHarry Joe Brown·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 5
Ed Ware·Wardrobe MasterLes Fresholtz·CablemanMaybelle Carey·HairdresserBoyd Stockman·StuntsBoyd 'Red' Morgan·Stunts
By the Numbers
79.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
86%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Ride Lonesome's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#302010
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Mood
Tense, Dramatic, Western
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a light blue background with a dark blue border. At the top left, a framed close-up of a man's face in a hat is shown. To the right, a woman”

western
Key Elements
HatRifleShacklesChain
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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