Randy Rides Alone is a 1934 American Pre-Code Western film starring John Wayne, Yakima Canutt, and George Hayes (before Hayes developed his famous "Gabby" persona). The 53-minute black-and-white film was directed by Harry L. Fraser, produced by Paul Malvern for Lone Star Productions, and released by Monogram Pictures. Wayne plays a cowboy falsely accused of massacring all the occupants of a saloon, except for a beautiful young woman who hid out of sight.
| Randy Rides Alone | |
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 Film poster for a later re-release | |
| Directed by | Harry L. Fraser |
| Written by | Lindsley Parsons |
| Produced by | Paul Malvern for Lone Star Productions |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Archie Stout |
| Edited by | Carl Pierson |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
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Running time | 53 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editRandy Bowers rides into town, and upon hearing a tinny piano rendition of "Sobre las Olas" coming from a saloon, enters to investigate. He walks in to find the patrons and bartender all shot dead, with the song coming from a player piano, along with a note advising the local sheriffs not to investigate. The sheriffs arrive and immediately blame Randy for the massacre. Within the sheriff's posse is Matt the Mute, who cannot speak and writes to communicate—using the same handwriting as was found in the note.
Randy escapes with the help of Sally Rogers, the niece of the dead owner of the bar, who survived the massacre by hiding in a crawlspace. Randy runs from the sheriff and ends up in a cave in which the bandits have their hideout. They kidnap Sally, who escapes with Randy's help. Matt the Mute is eventually exposed as the real killer and is himself killed when he enters the bar, which is filled with explosives.
In the end, Randy and Sally are married, and they live happily ever after.
Cast
edit- John Wayne as Randy Bowers
- Alberta Vaughn as Sally Rogers
- George Hayes as Marvin Black, or Matt Mathews or Matt the Mute
- Yakima Canutt as henchman Spike
- Earl Dwire as Sheriff
- Artie Ortego as Deputy Al
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
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- Randy Rides Alone on YouTube
- Randy Rides Alone at IMDb
- Randy Rides Alone at AllMovie
- Randy Rides Alone at the TCM Movie Database
- Randy Rides Alone at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Randy Rides Alone is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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