Screening as part of Budd Boetticher: The Ranown Cycle. EIFF presents six compact and beautiful films directed by Budd Boetticher, which present the apotheosis of the Western genre and all star classic Hollywood golden age movie icon Randolph Scott. Presented in collaboration with Edinburgh Film Guild and introduced by Ehsan Khoshbakht from Il Cinema Ritrovato.
Ride Lonesome finds Scott in the role of stoic bounty hunter Ben who faces off against various brutal outlaws in his quest to return a wanted murderer to face justice.
– Paul Ridd