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Ride the Man Down

After Celia's father dies, a war erupts over control of his land.

Top Cast

  • Brian Donlevy

    Brian Donlevy

    Bide Marriner

  • Rod Cameron

    Rod Cameron

    Will Ballard

  • Ella Raines

    Ella Raines

    Celia Evarts

  • Forrest Tucker

    Forrest Tucker

    Sam Danfelser

  • Barbara Britton

    Barbara Britton

    Lottie Priest

  • Chill Wills

    Chill Wills

    Ike Adams

  • J. Carrol Naish

    J. Carrol Naish

    Sheriff Joe Kneen

  • Jim Davis

    Jim Davis

    Red Courteen

  • Taylor Holmes

    Taylor Holmes

    Lowell Priest

Overview

After Celia's father dies, a war erupts over control of his land.

Rating

7.7 / 10
3 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • Wuchak
    Wuchak
    8 Oct 10, 2024

    **_A complicated story, but this Western finds its footing and touches greatness_** In 1892, a foreman of a huge ranch in southern Utah (Rod Cameron) tries to stave off land grabbers (Brian Donlevy) and rustlers (Jim Davis) after the death of the patriarch. Curiously, the fiancé (Forrest Tucker) of the heir of the ranch (Ella Raines) seems to oppose the foreman’s efforts. Based on the Luke Short novel, “Ride the Man Down” (1952) starts out convoluted with a dozen key characters introduced in the first act. They tend to speak in that rat-a-tat-tat way which was in vogue back then. The flick needed another 30 more minutes of runtime to breath. If you pay attention, however, you’ll eventually figure out who’s who and the details thereof. More than that, you’ll discover a great little old Western that’s undeservedly obscure. You can’t beat the awesome Southwest locations in living color and Cameron makes for a stalwart, noble protagonist. Raines works well as the heroine and I enjoyed the human interest of the romantic possibilities with quality dialogues/acting. If you appreciate old Westerns like “Albuquerque,” “Whispering Smith,” The Sundowners” (1950), “Shane” and “The Hangman,” this is just as worthwhile in its unique way. It runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot in Kanab, Utah, which is in the southwest region of the state by the border of Arizona. GRADE: B+/A-

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