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The town of “Sundown” is having itself a wedding. Their boss “Tate” (John Carroll) is to marry “Lucy” (Karen Steele) and just as the preacher asks about anyone objecting, in comes “Allison” (Randolph Scott) with his fly for their ointment. You see he thinks that “Tate” had an hand in the murder of his wife some years back. Of course the townsfolk think this is all nonsense, not least because “Tate” claims to have no idea who his new nemesis is, and “Allison” confirms that they’ve never met. A brief fracas ensues that sees the visitor and his travelling companion “Sam” (Noah Beery Jr.) holed up in the fortress-like livery stable under siege. Now like me, you’re probably thinking there is nothing new about this at all. Well it’s now that the story diverges a little in that instead of standing behind their curtains quivering, some of the townsfolk start to wonder if maybe this is a good opportunity to put a stop to “Tate” and his corruption. These opinions start to formulate more solidly with local rancher “Chase” (Ray Teal) and are galvanised by the doctor “Storrow” (John Archer) and so soon it’s only the gun-for-hire sheriff “Swede” (Andrew Duggan) who is on the side of his boss. Wh
Read the whole review on TMDB***Quaint town-bound Western soap opera with Randolph Scott*** Two ex-Confederates (Randolph Scott & Noah Beery Jr.) arrive in the town of Sundown on the wedding day of the town boss (John Carroll), whom the leader of the two (Scott) blames for someone’s death years earlier. Andrew Duggan plays the crooked sheriff. “Decision at Sundown” (1957) has the typical Western tropes: bold stranger, his amiable sidekick, the tyrannical town boss, his crooked sheriff, their hired guns, the good girl, the bad girl, and the quaint town setting filled with the typical characters (the barber, the doctor, the minister, etc.). All of these are routine for traditional Westerns. What sets “Decision at Sundown” apart are the interesting nuances of the protagonist and antagonist. The villain is the standard town kingpin with his bought sheriff & gunmen that overwhelm the town folk. The hero is the stock laconic outsider who rides in on a duty of vengeance. The modification is the character of the hero and villain. Bart Allison (Scott) is noble on the surface, but he’s a curious and flawed protagonist. He lacks insight to his wife's character. What happens to her while Bart is fighting the war is reveal
Read the whole review on TMDBThey wont forget the day Bart Allison came to town. Bart Allison and Sam, his trusty companion, ride into Sundown looking for a guy named Tate Kimbrough. It appears that Kimbrough had a dalliance with Allison's wife some years earlier, an affair that led to the suicide of the erstwhile Mrs. Allison. With revenge and hatred eating away at him, Allison will not rest until he gets his man, but his very being here in Sundown will be the catalyst for not only himself, but also every other resident of this dusky town. Randolph Scott (Bart Allison) and director Budd Boetticher made seven very interesting and intelligent Westerns together, each man seemingly using each one as a muse of sorts. This particular entry on their wonderful resumes is a fine testament to their winning formula, for Decision At Sundown offers up something different outside of your standard Western fare. The plot structure is for sure very basic, the man out for revenge, and the town in the grip of less than honourable men, but here our main protagonist really isn't thinking with his head. He is driven by rage and an affair of the heart, he in fact doesn't care if he lives or dies, just as long as he gets his man! Al
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