Buchanan Rides Alone
DOUBLE HANGING -- DOUBLE THRILLS!
1958 • 80 min • Western
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 9- 67 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 66 Audience · 85 · 47%
A lone rider gets entangled in a border town's power struggle after a murder. He finds himself caught between rival families, striving for justice amidst the corrupt inhabitants. This classic Western explores themes of loyalty and standing up for what's right.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Western-style gun violence
- Drinking and gambling shown
- Themes of corruption
What it models well
- Standing up for justice
- Loyalty and integrity
- Facing corruption
Talk about it after
- The justice system and fairness
- How power can corrupt
- The importance of integrity
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Top billed cast
Director: Budd Boetticher • Crew: Charles Lang
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedI think there might have been a missing “n” from the name of the town when “Buchanan” (Randolph Scott) arrives in “Agry”. He has hardly had time to tie up his horse when he’s accosted by the sheriff “Lew” (Barry Kelley) who makes it clear that he isn’t very welcome.…
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers_**A rare clunker from the Boetticher/Scott team**_ A mirthful gunman from West Texas (Randolph Scott) wanders into a border town in SoCal where feuding family members run the town (Barry Kelley, Tol Avery and Peter Whitney) and threaten to string him up for accessory to murder. Craig Stevens, Manuel Rojas and L.Q. Jones are also on hand.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThere's Aggro In Agry. Making his way home to Texas, Tom Buchanan stops off at the little town of Agry for rest and refreshments. Quickly finding that the town is run by the family Agry itself, Buchanan falls foul of one of them straight away. His problems are further compounded when he steps in to stop a young Mexican from taking a beating.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.6/10 (85)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0051437
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