On this date in 1866, the Reno brothers gang robbed the Ohio and Mississippi Railway. This was the first train robbery. The contents of the safe were insured by the Adams Express Company, who hired the Pinkerton Detective Agency to track down the robbers. Life for the Reno boys would never be the same.
The photo is from Rage At Dawn (1955). Randolph Scott is a detective hired by the railroad to track down the Reno brothers (Forrest Tucker, J. Carrol Naish, Myron Healey and Denver Pyle). It’s a solid mid-50s Randolph Scott picture, which means it’s plenty good indeed.
Thanks to Shay for bringing this to my attention.
How to celebrate such a milestone? I’m too lazy to rob a train, so I guess I’ll watch a movie. Maybe “Rage at Dawn”. I have more than one copy. Early in my marriage hubby would get a Randolph Scott movie for my Christmas stocking because I’m such a fan. I think the bargain bin must have been overstocked with “Rage at Dawn” because it became a tradition!
There are plenty of lousy ones out there. The widescreen DVD from the Roan Group is the best.
It’s one of those public domain $2 in the bin movies. I have it in a couple different places too. That and Randy’s Abiline Town are everywhere for sale.