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Westbound

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A former Union officer, John Hayes (Randolph Scott) now manages a stagecoach company. However, Clay Putnam (Andrew Duggan), a businessman still loyal to the South, is intent on robbing the coaches operated by Hayes, which transport gold to the North from California. Hoping to heist the treasure as a way to revive the Confederacy, Putnam also has a grudge against Hayes, since his wife, Norma (Virginia Mayo), was once involved with the handsome Union soldier.
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Michael Barrett PopMatters 09/13/2023
The heroes and villains in Boetticher's films are less mighty opposites than mighty complements. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 01/28/2016
3.5/4
Westbound feels slightly different from the other entries, probably due to the absence of producer Harry Joe Brown and screenwriter Burt Kennedy, but it still has some extraordinary passages. Go to Full Review
Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 08/10/2011
Underrated Western with sly commentary. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/20/2011
B+
The programmer is saddled with a slight story, but Boetticher magically raises the film above average. Go to Full Review
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s r @ScottR 11/05/2019 Not a bad one, but not quite great. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 10/02/2015 Westbound is an excellent film. It is about Captain John Hayes who goes to Colorado to take over the stagecoach line. Randolph Scott and Virginia Mayo give amazing performances. The screenplay is well written. Budd Boetticher did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the action and adventure. Westbound is a must see. See more 06/08/2015 Tight little Budd Boetticher directed Randolph Scott western. Scott plays an ex-union man trying to put together a stagecoach line to deliver gold from the California gold rush. There's plenty of action and and Scott is commanding in the lead, though with is usual laid back charm. Not one of the better Boetticher/Scott pairings, but it's good none-the-less. See more 05/21/2015 good civil war western See more 02/04/2014 wow......ummmmn i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a great movie 2 watch......its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie......i think that randolph scott (.R.I.P.), virginia mayo (.R.I.P.), karen steele (.R.I.P.), michael dante, andrew duggan (.R.I.P.), michael pate (.R.I.P.), wally brown (.R.I.P.), play good roles/parts throughout this movie......i think that the director of this western/action/adventure/classics movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie......i think that the fight scenes thorughout this movie were really good thorughout this movie......i think that the gun shoot outs were really good thorughout this movie.......i think that andrew duggan was good throughout this movie.......i think that randolph scott was great throughout this movie......i think that this is such a great westerns movie 2 watch.......i think that this is such a classics movie 2 watch.....i think that this is a great movie for 1959 to watch.......its got a good cast throughout this movie......i think that this is a good romance story as well......i think that this is such an enjoyable westerns movie 2 watch its such a really well directed/acted/written movie 2 watch its such a brilliant classics western movie 2 watch its so really well directed.....its got good fight scenes throughout this movie......i think that the gun shoot outs were really good throughout this movie.....i think that the fight scenes were really good throughout this movie......i think that this is such a great western movie 2 watch its so really well acted/directed/written movie 2 watch......i think that this is a great western movie 2 watch its such an enjoyable western movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie......... See more 09/19/2010 This Randolph Scott western uses very familiar themes and plot elements to films the lead has appeared in previously, they just look very old and tired for this one, which is very run-of-the-mill stuff. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A former Union officer, John Hayes (Randolph Scott) now manages a stagecoach company. However, Clay Putnam (Andrew Duggan), a businessman still loyal to the South, is intent on robbing the coaches operated by Hayes, which transport gold to the North from California. Hoping to heist the treasure as a way to revive the Confederacy, Putnam also has a grudge against Hayes, since his wife, Norma (Virginia Mayo), was once involved with the handsome Union soldier.
Director
Budd Boetticher
Producer
Henry Blanke
Screenwriter
Berne Giler
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 22, 2009
Runtime
1h 12m
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