Mill Creek has announced the six-disc, 12-movie Blu-Ray set The Randolph Scott Collection, which gives us a great batch of Scott’s Westerns for Columbia.
The Desperadoes (1943)
Directed by Charles Vidor
Starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Edgar Buchanan
Scott plays a sheriff after two separate bands of outlaws who rob the same bank at about the same time. Turns out the first robbery was an inside job.
The Nevadan (1950)
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Starring Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, Forrest Tucker, Frank Faylen and George Macready
Scott’s a Marshal who lets an outlaw (Forrest Tucker) escape so he can recover $250,000 in stolen gold.
Santa Fe (1951)
Directed by Irving Pichel
Starring Randolph Scott, Janis Carter
Scott’s trying to help build a railroad, with even his own brothers trying to stop him.
Man In The Saddle (1951
Directed by Andre de Toth
Starring Randolph Scott, Joan Leslie, Ellen Drew, Alexander Knox, Richard Rober, John Russell, Alfonso Bedoya, Guinn ‘Big Boy’ Williams, Clem Bevans, Cameron Mitchell, Tennessee Ernie Ford
Scott’s a farmer who locks horns with Alexander Knox, who wants his land. The first, and maybe best, of the Scott pictures directed by Andre de Toth.
Hangman’s Knot (1952)
Directed by Roy Huggins
Starring Randolph Scott, Donna Reed, Claude Jarman, Jr., Frank Faylen, Richard Denning, Lee Marvin
Confederate soldiers, led by Scott, steal a shipment of Yankee gold and end up with a posse after ’em.
The Stranger Wore A Gun (1953)
Directed by Andre de Toth
Starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine
This time, Scott’s a Confederate spy who’s in in a big robbery but has a change of heart. Originally in 3-D, widescreen (1.85) and stereophonic sound, it’ll be interesting to see what we get here.
A Lawless Street (1955)
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Starring Randolph Scott
Then we get four of the Budd Boetticher/Burt Kennedy Ranown cycle, some of the finest Westerns ever made. What’s missing from the unofficial series are Batjac’s Seven Men From Now (1956) and Warner’s Westbound (1959) which aren’t available on Blu-Ray.
The Tall T (1957)
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Starring Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O’Sullivan, Arthur Hunnicutt, Skip Homeier, Henry Silva
Scott and Maureen O’Sullivan are held captive at a way station by a bunch of crooks. This is an incredible movie, based on a story by Elmore Leonard.
Decision At Sundown (1958)
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Starring Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele, Valerie French, Noah Beery Jr., John Archer, Ray Teal
Scott rides in Sundown to kill John Carroll., who had an affair with his wife.
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Starring Randolph Scott, Craig Stevens, Barry Kelley, L.Q. Jones
Tom Buchanan (Scott) rides into the border town of Agry and is robbed and framed for murder. Naturally, Scott isn’t happy about this and does something about it. This was my entry point into the films of Randolph Scott, and it remains a favorite.
Ride Lonesome (1959)
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Starring Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, Lee Van Cleef, James Coburn
Ben Brigade (Scott) is a bounty hunter trying to take Billy John to Santa Cruz and turn him in. Standing in the way are Billy John’s brother and a group of Indians.
Comanche Station (1960)
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Starring Randolph Scott, Claude Akins, Nancy Gates, Skip Homeier
Scott rescues a women from the Comanches, not knowing her husband has a $5,000 reward for her return, dead or alive. Along come some dirtbags, lead by Claude Akins, who know about the five grand and want her for themselves.
This set is essential. Some of these are available on Blu-Ray elsewhere, some are not. Order yours now.
50 Westerns From The 50s. 
Toby, some of the best of the West, in regards to Western Movies. Randolph Scott gave us plenty of good to great Westerns to enjoy and savor.
That’s quite a set! If imports weren’t so expensive these days, I’d be onto that like a shot, and that’s in spite of the fact I already have the UK Boetticher set.
Woah! I’ll be signing up for this even though I already have the Ranown blue ray set. And most of the others on DVD. Minor quibble is I wish they also had Trail Street added to this set. Not complaining at all though!
Decisions, decisions. I have a copy of Indicator’s now-OoP FIVE TALL TALES box set. All of those films are included here, so it’s tempting to put that box on eBay to finance the Mill Creek set. But Indicator’s packaging is gorgeous, and I’m guessing the extra features on those discs will remain exclusive to them.
Lyson,
TRAIL STREET was an RKO picture and I don’t think Mill Creek release
RKO titles which are now owned by Warner Bros.
As mentioned on the last thread Mill Creek have already released a Rita
Hayworth Columbia set which leaves Columbia’s other “Homeboy” Glenn
Ford,I’m pretty sure a Ford collection will follow ‘though it would,I guess
also feature Noir as well as Westerns.
Quiet a few Ford Noirs are appearing on Indicator’s on going Columbia
Noir series and I’m pleased to fill in these gaps in my Ford collection,
I thought FRAMED (which I’ve never seen before) was a knockout.
I’ve long been yearning for THE VIOLENT MEN on Blu Ray and sadly
the only version available is from Sidonis with forced subtitles. (thankfully
Sidonis have now stopped doing forced subs on their discs.)
Despite the often high prices on Mill Creek’s website,when they finally
appear on Amazon or ebay they turn out to be lots cheaper.
I’ve quiet a few of Mill Creek’s Blu Ray double bills and they were very
fairly priced and the picture quality was excellent.
Speaking of Glenn Ford,according to http://www.westernmovies.fr
Sidonis are releasing TEXAS and THE LUST FOR GOLD on Blu Ray-it’s
comforting to know high def masters for these two vintage Westerns now
exist. I would bet money that a Mill Creek Ford collection is on the cards
Over here in the UK the TV channel Sky Arts had 3 of their “critics” create
a list of their favorite 25 Westerns. I know one of these so called “experts”
considers TORBUK,ICE STATION ZEBRA and FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX
“B Movies” so I really don’t go much by what these guys think or indeed like,
but I though I’d give it a go anyway.
Things,surprisingly got off to a cracking start,clocking in a 25 was JOHNNY
GUITAR but sadly it was all downhill and shady from there..
The only other “surprise” was THE GUNFIGHTER but overall the whole project
was the antithesis of Toby’s much anticipated book…the usual suspects indeed.
Sure many classics made the mix but two films BUTCH CASSIDY & THE
SUNDANCE KID and DANCES WITH WOLVES would not even make my
top thousand Westerns….but then again that’s just me.
What was missing was more to the point the greatest sin was RIDE THE HIGH
COUNTRY did not even get a mention neither did any Scott Western or even
directors like Daves and Boetticher.
The kindest thing that I can say was that it made an OK primer for folks
who know nothing at all about Westerns.
All worth owning, and all worth owning again.
Warner Archive aside,it’s all too rare that a major studio releases a catalog
title but Universal have announced TAP ROOTS due any day now.
I’ve never seen this one and it generally seems to be considered a poor
person’s Gone With The Wind but the Blu Ray should look gorgeous
and apart from Van Heflin and Susan Hayward there’s also Boris Karloff.
There’s a whole heap of Boris on Blu Ray right now especially with Eureka
UK’s 6 film Columbia set and Warner Archives ISLE OF THE DEAD…
you just cannot keep a great ghoul down.
I watched the program on Sky Arts TV that John K was referring to and with much the same reaction as John.
These are critics who know their films and they really did enthuse over the subject but there were some inexcusable errors in there.
Plenty of ‘Duke’ at least in their list but not a whiff of Randolph Scott!
Those best-of lists always get a lot of discussion going, but it’s kinda sad that supposed film “experts” prove that their exposure to a certain genre is so superficial. That’s like asking for the top 25 romantic comedies. I’m not sure I’ve seen 25 of em!
John K, Jerry, and Toby. This is why I haven’t paid any attention to the so-called critics for decades. Even when I was a youngster, I would read the movie reviews in newspapers and magazines. That didn’t stop me from going to see the movies in theaters, or watching them on TV. I would wonder if these so-called critics, who supposedly viewed the same movies, actually saw the same movies that I did. I think the true movie fans know best.
Personally. I give no credence to any so-called critics’ list of 25 favorite Westerns, if they don’t list RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY(filmed 1961, released 1962).
More good news: Paramount will be releasing THE LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL (finally) on Blu-Ray June 15.
I already own all these movies – but I will buy this set !! You can’t have enough Scott Blu-Rays. I also just bought 1941 – Akroyd & Belushi – on Blu Ray for $9. It looks fantastic. The older VHS/DVD prints were very dark.