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      Randy Rides Alone

      Released Jun 18, 1934 53m Western List
      Reviews 41% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Undercover government agent Randy Bowers (John Wayne) rides into a small town, happening upon a saloon that's just been shot up. Wary of the newcomer, the sheriff (Earle Dwire) arrests Randy for the murders, but the saloon owner's niece, Sally Rogers (Alberta Vaughn), helps him escape because she knows he didn't do it. Randy then sets out to find the man behind the murders and is led to an evil mastermind named Marvin Black (George Hayes), who has been passing himself off as an innocent mute. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Dec 09 Buy Now

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      Audience Member It was okay, it is the topical love story towards the end and not much story, but one of the first kind of undercover cop(even though he wasn't a cop) kind of movies Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member The girl out-smarted you. Randy is jailed and accused of a murder he didn't commit. Fortunately, one girl believes his story. He escapes from prison and falls into the camp of the men who committed the murder. He must convince the female who formerly believed him he has a plan to get the rightful men arrested for their crimes. "You don't look like a killer." "I'm not." Harry L. Fraser, director of Broadway to Cheyenne, Rustler's Paradise, The Last of the Clintons, Ghost Town, Chained for Life, Jungle Terror, and Aces Wild, delivers Randy Rides Alone. The storyline for this picture is fairly cliché and straightforward. The action scenes were below average but I loved the soundtrack. John Wayne stars and is a bit rigid in this early work of his. "I was afraid you wouldn't get here." "So was I." This was recommended to me via Fios so I randomly DVR'd this Wayne classic. This was a very cliché western with little going for it. There were the classic western elements, music, and feel, but little that differentiated this in the genre. I recommend skipping this unless you're a diehard western or Wayne fan. "Lock her up. It will give her a chance to refresh her memory." Grade: C- Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a B movie, but The Duke owns the screen. Gabby Hayes plays the bad guy. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review don s An early John Wayne western similar in all aspects to the others of the era: simple story with basic plot, no character development, poor acting and horribly unbelievably fight scenes. How Wayne got beyond these to become a star is beyond me. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This is one of John Wayne's early B Westerns made when he was young. It's was made shortly after the invention of sound movies. After the opening credits there is no music except when there is a scene of a player piano. They still depended on the theater having a piano with a player who improvised music during chase scenes. The story is boring and unrealistic. There are a lot of scenes of people riding horses, a few fist fights then a closing gunfight at the end. These movies were meant for Saturday afternoon matinees for kids during the depression before the invention of television. The acting is very bad. But you can see John Wayne starting to get better. He is obviously better than the rest of the actors. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member another fun ride John Wayne B-western. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews As harrowing an opening as ever in such a B-Western. Rated: B May 26, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Undercover government agent Randy Bowers (John Wayne) rides into a small town, happening upon a saloon that's just been shot up. Wary of the newcomer, the sheriff (Earle Dwire) arrests Randy for the murders, but the saloon owner's niece, Sally Rogers (Alberta Vaughn), helps him escape because she knows he didn't do it. Randy then sets out to find the man behind the murders and is led to an evil mastermind named Marvin Black (George Hayes), who has been passing himself off as an innocent mute.
      Director
      Edward Weston
      Production Co
      Paul Malvern Productions
      Genre
      Western
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 18, 1934, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 15, 2016
      Runtime
      53m
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