Buchanan Rides Alone (1958) Criterion 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC FLAC-SARTRE

Welcome to Agry Town, a corrupt border outpost presided over by a pair of rival brothers whose bottomless greed corrupts everything in their orbit. Into this moral cesspool rides drifter Tom Buchanan (Randolph Scott), who soon finds himself railroaded for murder and, alongside a vengeful young Mexican vaquero, forced to take a stand for justice. The noir-tinged narrative—replete with twists, double crosses, and the kind of richly drawn villains who are hallmarks of the Ranown westerns—moves with entertaining economy toward a memorably ironic climax.

NOTE: The first three films in the collection (The Tall T, Decision at Sundown, Buchanan Rides Alone) were released on a single disc and are noticeably softer than the two-per-disc Ride Lonesome and Comanche Station, which fare better with 60% higher bitrate.

Extras

• Introduction by Taylor Hackford
• Christopher Frayling on Budd Boetticher
• Kim Newman on the Ranown Cycle
• Image Gallery
• Trailer