The Ranown Cycle Westerns in order

The six briskly entertaining, vividly performed westerns made by director Budd Boetticher and strapping star Randolph Scott in the second half of the 1950s transcend their B-movie origins to become rich, unexpectedly profound explorations of loyalty, greed, honor, and revenge. 7 films, 8h 50m in all, in release order.

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   7 Men from Now

   1956 · 78 min

   Former sheriff Ben Stride, haunted by the loss of his wife in a Wells Fargo robbery, hunts for the seven men responsible for her death – along the way, encountering a couple heading west for California, and an outlaw he once arrested.

   Popcorn Flick
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   The Tall T

   1957 · 78 min

   Pat Brennan's luck is about to go from bad to worse; after gambling his horse away, he gets a ride from Willard and Doretta Mims. However, their stagecoach is hijacked by a trio of merciless bandits, led by ruthless Frank Usher. As Usher holds the passengers hostage, Brennan falls in love with Doretta and develops a risky plan to free himself and the Mimses, leading to a bloody final standoff.

   Popcorn Flick
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   Decision at Sundown

   1957 · 78 min

   A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.

   Popcorn Flick
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   Buchanan Rides Alone

   1958 · 80 min

   Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.

   Popcorn Flick
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   Ride Lonesome

   1959 · 73 min

   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.

   Popcorn Flick
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   Westbound

   1959 · 69 min

   As the Civil War spills our nation’s blood, Capt. John Hayes fights on a vital but little-known battlefront. He aims to ship gold to Union banks through a small Colorado town, defying Southern sympathizers who aim to stop him at any cost.

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   Comanche Station

   1960 · 74 min

   A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths with three outlaws who have their eyes on the handsome reward for bringing her home and Comanche on the warpath.

   Popcorn Flick