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Buchanan Rides Alone

Buchanan Rides Alone

DOUBLE HANGING -- DOUBLE THRILLS!

19586.61h 20m

Overview

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.

Directed by Budd Boetticher
Written by Charles Lang, Jonas Ward
Produced by Harry Joe Brown
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Top Cast

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Tom Buchanan

Craig Stevens

Craig Stevens

Abe Carbo

Barry Kelley

Barry Kelley

Lew Agry

Tol Avery

Tol Avery

Judge Simon Agry

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Amos Agry

M

Manuel Rojas

Juan de la Vega

L.Q. Jones

L.Q. Jones

Pecos Hill

Robert Anderson

Robert Anderson

Waldo Peck

Joe De Santis

Joe De Santis

Esteban Gomez

William Leslie

William Leslie

Roy Agry

Themes & Keywords

texanborder town

About Buchanan Rides Alone

Buchanan Rides Alone is a western film released in 1958 exploring themes of texan, border town. Directed by Budd Boetticher, it stars Randolph Scott, Craig Stevens, Barry Kelley. 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.

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