Decision at Sundown
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| Directed by | Budd Boetticher |
| Produced by | Harry Joe Brown |
| Written by | Charles G. Lang (screenplay) |
| Starring | Randolph Scott |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
| Editing by | Al Clark |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 10, 1957 |
| Running time | 77 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Decision at Sundown is a 1957 western directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott.
One of seven Boetticher/Scott western collaborations that also includes Seven Men from Now, The Tall T, Buchanan Rides Alone, Westbound, Ride Lonesome and Comanche Station.
[edit] Plot synopsis
Bart Allison (Randolph Scott) rides into a sleepy town with the intention of killing local boss Tate Kimbrough (John Carroll) by sundown.
Some years earlier Kimbrough had an affair with Allison’s wife who later committed suicide. Tensions build as sundown approaches, not just between Allison and Kimbrough, but among the townspeople as well.
[edit] Cast
- Randolph Scott - Bart Allison
- John Carroll - Tate Kimbrough
- Karen Steele - Lucy Summerton
- Valerie French - Ruby James
- Noah Beery, Jr. - Sam
- John Archer - Dr. John Storrow
- Andrew Duggan - Sheriff Swede Hansen
- James Westerfield - Otis, the bartender
- John Litel - Charles Summerton
- Ray Teal - Morley Chase
- Vaughn Taylor - Mr. Baldwin, the barber
- Richard Deacon - Reverend Zaron
- H. M. Wynant - Deputy Spanish
