The Randolph Scott Collection: 12 Classic Westerns

Six-disc set includes: The Desperadoes (1943) Columbia Pictures' first color production was this fine western starring Randolph Scott as a Utah lawman who helps outlaw pal Glenn Ford go straight. When a local bank is robbed, Ford is the suspect, but Scott believes others are involved and must find the true criminals. With Evelyn Keyes, Edgar Buchanan, and Claire Trevor. 86 min. C/Rtg: NR Santa Fe (1951) After the Civil War ends, Confederate soldier Randolph Scott and his three brothers seek their fortunes in the West, but when Scott gets a job with the Santa Fe railroad and his siblings fall in with crooks planning a train heist, a showdown is unavoidable. Top-notch actioner also stars Janis Carter, Roy Roberts, Jerome Courtland, Jock Mahoney. 87 min. C/Rtg: NR The Nevadan (1950) Randolph Scott stars as a marshal who teams with a robber to stop a nasty rancher from recovering $250,000 in stolen loot. As the unlikely pair tries to complete their shared mission and fight the bad guy and his gang, they must also square off against each other-resulting in plenty of thrills and action. Western winner co-stars Dorothy Malone, Forrest Tucker, Frank Faylen, George Macready. 81 min. C/Rtg: NR Man In The Saddle (1951) Unusual Western tale looks at jealousy and adultery in a sagebrush saga framework. Randolph Scott plays a cowpoke caught between two women and the ruthless rancher who wants him done in. Joan Leslie, Ellen Drew, and Alexander Knox co-star. 87 min. C/Rtg: NR Hangman's Knot (1952) Confederate officer Major Matt Stewart (Randolph Scott) leads a Rebel regiment raid on a shipment of Yankee gold in Nevada. Unbeknownst to Stewart, the Civil War ended a month previous, and, now, with the threat of prosecution dangling over their heads, the men try to hightail it to safety before the title hitch finds their necks. Knockout adventure co-stars Donna Reed, Lee Marvin, Claude Jarman, Jr. 81 min. C/Rtg: NR The Stranger Wore A Gun (1953) Randolph Scott heads to Arizona after a stint with Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War and is enlisted by another former Raider who once saved his life and now hijacks stagecoach gold shipments. Will Scott join in the scheme or try to bring his friend to justice? Claire Trevor, George Macready, Ernest Borgnine, and Lee Marvin also star. 82 min. BW/Rtg: NR A Lawless Street (1955) Lawman Randolph Scott must choose between his dedication to his job of cleaning up the Colorado Territory and the love of wife Angela Lansbury in this Western drama. With Jean Parker, Warner Anderson. 77 min. C/Rtg: NR The Tall T (1957) Magnificent psychological western starring Randolph Scott as a rancher taken captive with a newlywed couple by a gang of despicable outlaws. While the husband tries to save himself by offering his bride as bait, Scott devises a plan for freedom. Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Hubbard co-star; Budd Boetticher directs Elmore Leonard's story. 78 min. C/Rtg: NR Decision At Sundown (1957) Top-notch psychological sagebrusher stars Randolph Scott as a mysterious gunman who takes over a small town and quickly goes to work trying to kill one of it's residents. It's discovered that Scott's target was responsible for stealing his wife years before, and it's revenge time. Budd Boetticher directs; with John Carroll, Karen Steele. 77 min. C/Rtg: NR Buchanan Rides Alone (1958) Texas drifter Randolph Scott made a poor choice to lay over in a corrupt little town, as he gets caught between two warring factions of the family that runs the place. He gets even as he leverages their greed into all-out combat. The lightest in tone of the sagebrushers Scott made for director Budd Boetticher co-stars Craig Stevens, Barry Kelley, Tol Avery. 78 min. C/Rtg: NR Ride Lonesome (1959) Bounty hunter Randolph Scott sets out with a young widow and two reformed outlaws to capture a wanted killer, but none of them know Scott's real motive: to bring the killer's brother, who murdered his wife, out of hiding. Fine frontier drama also stars James Best, Lee Van Cleef, Pernell Roberts, Karen Steele, James Coburn; Budd Boetticher directs. 73 min. C/Rtg: NR Comanche Station (1960) After spending 10 years searching for his wife, who was kidnapped by Indians, cowboy Randolph Scott rescues a settler's wife who has been captured by the Comanche. On the way home, the pair encounters a trio of outlaws planning to kill Scott and return the woman to her husband for the reward money. With Claude Akins, Nancy Gates; Budd Boetticher ("The Tall T") directs. 73 min. C/Rtg: NR