# Ride Lonesome (1959)

> A stoic bounty hunter escorts a captured killer through hostile California wilderness while outlaws, attackers, and hidden motives close in.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16706

## Facts

- Runtime: 73 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Budd Boetticher
- Cast: Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, James Best, Lee Van Cleef, James Coburn, Bennie E. Dobbins, Roy Jenson
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053220/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: stoic, foreboding, sardonic, classic western night, cinephile deep dive

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