Western

Ride the Man Down

After Celia's father dies, a war erupts over control of his land.

Release Date : 1952-11-25

Language :GermanEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Republic Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Bide Marriner

Original Name : Brian Donlevy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Will Ballard

Original Name : Rod Cameron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Celia Evarts

Original Name : Ella Raines

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sam Danfelser

Original Name : Forrest Tucker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lottie Priest

Original Name : Barbara Britton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ike Adams

Original Name : Chill Wills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Joe Kneen

Original Name : J. Carrol Naish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Red Courteen

Original Name : Jim Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lowell Priest

Original Name : Taylor Holmes

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Evarts

Original Name : James Bell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ray Cavanaugh

Original Name : Paul Fix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mel Young

Original Name : Al Caudebec

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim Young

Original Name : Roydon Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Russ Schultz

Original Name : Roy Barcroft

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harve Garrison

Original Name : Douglas Kennedy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chris

Original Name : Chris-Pin Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kennedy

Original Name : Jack La Rue

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amelia

Original Name : Claire Carleton

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2024-10-10

**_A complicated story, but this Western finds its footing and touches greatness_** In 1892, a foreman of a huge ranch in southern Utah (Rod Cameron) tries to stave off land grabbers (Brian Donlevy) and rustlers (Jim Davis) after the death of the patriarch. Curiously, the fiancé (Forrest Tucker) of the heir of the ranch (Ella Raines) seems to oppose the foreman’s efforts. Based on the Luke Short novel, “Ride the Man Down” (1952) starts out convoluted with a dozen key characters introduced in the first act. They tend to speak in that rat-a-tat-tat way which was in vogue back then. The flick needed another 30 more minutes of runtime to breath. If you pay attention, however, you’ll eventually figure out who’s who and the details thereof. More than that, you’ll discover a great little old Western that’s undeservedly obscure. You can’t beat the awesome Southwest locations in living color and Cameron makes for a stalwart, noble protagonist. Raines works well as the heroine and I enjoyed the human interest of the romantic possibilities with quality dialogues/acting. If you appreciate old Westerns like “Albuquerque,” “Whispering Smith,” The Sundowners” (1950), “Shane” and “The Hangman,” this is just as worthwhile in its unique way. It runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot in Kanab, Utah, which is in the southwest region of the state by the border of Arizona. GRADE: B+/A-